Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
August 27, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
29,527 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Duct
Part number
C6VW10263
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

(CAN) RT BLEED AIRS LINE RUPTURED IN THE BRADED FLEX AREA. THE BLEED AIR THEN MELTED THE WIRE BUNDLE RUNNING FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE WING. THE ONLY INDICATION WAS THAT THE BETA BACKUP SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALL THE WIRES EXCEPT FOUR HAD DAMAGE WHEN REMOVED.