Service difficulty report · Segment · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 6, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
7,526 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Segment
Part number
651532629
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Cooling System
Component
Wye Assembly · Cessna · 651532636
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMBOUT THE PILOTS HEARD A POP AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN TO CLIMB BECAUSE OF LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. THEY COMMENCED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED SAFELY. ON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE INLET END OF THE WYE ASSEMBLY OF THE FLOOD COOLING SYSTEM HAD DETERIORATED OVER TIME AND HAD COLLAPSED ENOUGH TO ALL OW THE END TO BE BLOWN OUT OF THE CLAMP. THE WYE ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED AND THE SYSTEM REASSEMBLED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND FUNCTION PERFECTLY.