Service difficulty report · Flex Duct · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
2,003 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Flex Duct
Part number
66301000007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Part time
2,012 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) AFTER PILOT REPORTED A "WING/STAB LEAK" MASTER CAUTION MESSAGE, INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM ENDED WHEN A TECH FOUND THE LT HORIZ STABILIZER`S ANTI-ICE FLEXIBLE DUCT (LOCATED AT THE VERTICAL STAB TO HORIZONTAL STAB JUNCTION) CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE DUCT CHAFING ON THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER BULLET FIRING. CLEARANCE BETWEEN THOSE FLEXIBLE DUCTS AND THE STRUCTURE IS REALLY CLOSE IN THIS AREA. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE VELCRO TYPE TIE STRAP THAT TIES THE LT AND RT FLEXIBLE DUCT WAS NO LONGER INSTALLED BUT WAS INSTEAD LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ACCESS PANEL.