Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
May 26, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
31,086 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Line
Part number
2784142007
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
31,322 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW COMPLAINED OF PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RT WING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THE FLEXABLE ACCORDION STYLE BLEED AIR LINE FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGER/COOLING TURBINE ASSY WAS FOUND BROKEN IN HALF IN TWO PLACES. NO WING OVERHEAT WARNING INDICATIONS WERE WITNESSED BY THE FLIGHT CREW OR ANY HEAT DAMAGE FOUND IN WING. NOTHING FOUND IN OR AROUND THE AREA OF THE LINE WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE LINE.WE SUSPECT THAT FATIGUE IS THE CAUSE DUE TO YEARS OF HEAT AND VIBRATION.