Service difficulty report · Duct · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
July 15, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
27,384 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Duct
Part number
310926302
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
4,180 hours
Component
Engine · Pwc · PT6A34
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED FUEL NOZZLE CHANGE, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LARGE EXIT DUCT (LED). THE LED WAS CHANGED AND UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT A LARGE HOLE HAD BEEN BURNED THROUGH ONE LAYER OF THE DUCT. A CRACK THAT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY .2500 OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LED WAS ALSO NOTICED. (TC NR 20071001011)