Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
December 23, 2002
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
65,050 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Fitting
Part number
AN21220D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hose
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO HOSE ASSEMBLIES (390A20D4.8 AND 390A20D12.5) FROM A FUEL SUPPLY "Y" MANIFOLD WAS REMOVED AND ROUTED TO OUR INTERNAL OVERHAUL SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE HOSES. UPON DISASSEMBLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR FITTINGS (SOCKETS) (AN212-20D) WERE CORRODED AND CRACKED LONGITUDINALLY. ONE WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FITTING (ACTUALLY SPLIT IN TWO), THE OTHER TWO WERE CRACKED ON ONE SIDE ONLY WHERE THE FIRE SLEEVES COVER THE FITTINGS. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE FIRE SLEEVES TRAPPED MOISTURE AND THUS CORRODED THE FITTINGS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE AS THE FITTINGS WERE DISCARDED ACCIDENTALLY. PLEASE REFER TO THE PICTURES FROM SDR 20030115004 FOR IDENTICAL PARTS AND CONSISTENT