Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
February 15, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
32,124 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
7786832
Part serial
840140
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
15,073 hours, 18,742 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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) PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE AT LOWER POWER SETTINGS. AFTER ARRIVAL MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD HEAT EXCHANGE CRACKED/SPLIT OPEN. UNIT REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: THIS HEAT EXCHANGER HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR (CRACK ALONG INSIDE WELD OF PRIMARY INLET HEADER) IN MAY OF 2002.