Service difficulty report · Fitting

Difficulty date
September 3, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft time
902 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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 CARRYING OUT AN AUTO SLAT CHECK, DURING AN A-CHECK, THE STATIC SYS WAS REQUIRED TO SIMULATE 25,000 FT AGL. AN EXCESSIVE LEAK RATE WAS NOTICED ON THE NR1 SIDE AND ISOLATED TO THE FLEX LINE AT THE NR1 ADC STATIC FITTING. UPON FINDING THE NR1 SYS PROBLEM THE NR2 SYS WAS ALSO CHECKED AND THE SAME LINE ON THE NR2 SIDE WAS ALSO FOUND DEFECTIVE.