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
66301000007007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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 REVEALED THAT THE LT HORIZ STAB ANTI ICE FLEXIBLE DUCT (LOCATED AT THE VERTICAL STAB TO HORIZ STAB JUNCTION) WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE DUCT CHAFING ON THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER BULLET FAIRING. CLEARANCE BETWEEN THOSE FLEXIBLE DUCTS AND THE STRUCTURE IS MINIMAL IN THIS AREA. VELCRO STRAPS, THAT TIE THE LT AND RT FLEXIBLE DUCTS WERE NO LONGER INSTALLED AND WERE FOUND LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ACCESS PANEL.