Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
July 7, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
23,050 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Duct
Part number
C6VE10081
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed 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

WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE PROBLEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BLEED AIR DUCT COMING OFF THAT ENGINE WAS LEAKING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE FLEXIBLE BELLOWS SECTION OF THE DUCT, WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE UNDER THE DUCT'S SHIELD. THE CRACK WAS DETECTABLE ONLY BY BLANKING OFF THE SYSTEM AND PRESSURIZING THE DUCT.