Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft time
3,060 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Tube
Part number
909100991317
Condition
Cracked
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING RT ENGINE CHANGE, THE LOWER COWL WAS REMOVED AND BOTH ENGINE INTAKE ANTI-ICE FLEX TUBES WERE FOUND CRACKED. BOTH TUBES (P/N 90-910099-13 AND 90-910099-17) WERE CRACKED GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT OF THERE CIRCUMFERENCE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY EXHAUST LEAK INSIDE THE COWLING. (TUBE P/N 90-910099-13) TSN110-2 HRS. P/N 90-910099-17 WAS 307.1 TSN. BOTH TUBES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

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