Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
1,490 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Duct
Part number
NH300038010
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ram Air
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 OTHER MAINTENANCE ON AIRCRAFT, NOTICED RAM AIR DUCT IN REAR EQUIPMENT BAY CRACKED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF RAM AIR DUCT, NOTICED SEVERE CHAFFING BETWEEN RAM AIR DUCT AND RT ENGINE BLEED AIR LINE JUST PRIOR TO BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE. RAM AIR DUCT WAS CHAFED 99 PERCENT THROUGH, AND BLEED AIR TUBE IS BEYOND REPAIR LIMITS. THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS NOT EASILY VISUALLY ACCESSABLE. NEW DUCT AND NEW BLEED TUBE NEED TO BE INSTALLED.

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