Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft time
5,167 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Line
Part number
5100106377
Condition
Corroded
Location
Vacuum Sys
Part time
5,291 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) UPON REACHING CRUISE FLIGHT AND ACTIVATING AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DE-ICE SYSTEM, THE BOOTS WOULD REMAIN PARTIALLY TO MOSTLY INFLATED. THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE ON A GROUND RUN. THE VACUUM LINE TO THE FLOW VALVES WAS INSPECTED AND A LINE ASSEMBLY TO THE TAIL FLOW VALVE WAS FOUND CORRODED WHERE IT PASSED OVER AN ENVIRONMENTAL DUCT AT APPROX. MID CABIN. THE LINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED. THE ACFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLOWN TO CRUISE ALTITUDE TO MAX. CABIN PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, AND THE PNEUMATIC DE-ICE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.

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