What was found
(CAN) APPROXIMATELY 8 INCH CRACK WHERE FLANGE IS WELDED TO PICCOLO TUBE AND 2 INCH CRACK IN PICCOLO TUBE ON OTHER SIDE OF INLET FITTING RESULTING IN BLEED AIR LEAK.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2002
- Submitted
- January 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft time
- 4,388 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Piccolo Tube
- Component
- Intake · Cessna
- Component part number
- 555225056
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.