Service difficulty report · Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 12, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Line
Part number
6019801455
Condition
Unapproved Part
Location
Engine
Part time
13,997 hours, 17,403 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGH ITT INDICATION ON THE LT ENGINE SINCE ITS ACCEPTANCE CHECK.4 LEAKS AT DIFFERENT LOCATION FROM THE 10 STAGE WERE FOUND. ONE WAS AT THE RT 10TH STAGE MANIFOLD PRESSURE SENSING LINE. THE LINE WAS NOT SITTING PROPERLY AND SEEMED TO BE INSTALLED UNDER TENSION. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE LINE ANY FURTHER. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO REMOVE THE LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PART WAS A BOGUS PART MADE OF ALUMINUM WITHOUT ANY PART NUMBER STAMPED ON IT. A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED AS PER THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE FOUNDS AFTER REPLACEMENT.