Service difficulty report · Tube · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
February 2, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft time
16,442 hours, 24,834 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Tube
Part number
23001846
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. NR 1 ENGINE WAS IN THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE FLY POSITION IT BEGAN TO SURGE ANYTIME THE ENGINE TORQUE WAS ABOVE 40 PERCENT. THE ENGINE WAS TRIMMED TO 40 PERCENT TORQUE AND RETURNED TO YVR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLARE ON THE TUBE WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS AND NONE WERE FOUND. THERE WAS A CARBON LIKE BUILD UP ON THE FITTING THE TUBE ATTACHES TO. WHEN CONNECTED TO SHOP AIR THE TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. WITH THE BUILD UP REMOVED THERE WAS NO LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND THEN TEST FLOWN AND ON FAULT FOUND AND SO RETURNED TO SERVICE.