Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 28, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
11,130 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Duct
Part number
1295500631
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
12,908 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

THE CREW HAD A BLEED AIR FAIL INDICATION IN FLIGHT, FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT THE LT BLEED AIR VALVE OFF AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION AT A MX BASE ,IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EVA TUBING IN THE AREA OF THE DUCT HAD MELTED. THE EVA TUBING WAS REPLACED AND INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE EVA TUBING MELTED RESULTED IN FINDING THE CRACKED DUCT ASSEMBLY. THE MOUNTING PAD ON THE DUCT AT THE AREA OF THE CRACK IS FOR THE DUCT OVERTEMPERATURE SENSOR MOUNTING. THE OVERTEMP SENSOR WEIGHS A COUPLE OF OUNCES.

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