Service difficulty report · Bracket · Boeing 7673Y0

Difficulty date
July 27, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7673Y0
Aircraft time
71,181 hours
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Bracket
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pitot Line
Component
Pitot Line · Boeing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEAK IN ELEVATOR FEEL PITOT LINE LOCATED ON RT SIDE OF ACFT ABOVE LAVATORY AT R2 DOOR. THIS LEAK WAS FOUND WHEN CARRYING OUT A PITOT SYS TEST. THE MX CREW WERE UNABLE TO GET THE DESIRED AIRSPEED AND THUS BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYS. PREVIOUS STATUS MESSAGES : "ELEVATOR FEEL" NOTED AT THIS POINT THE LEAK WAS FOUND. AUX PITOT 2 PRESSURE AND DRAIN TUBES REPAIRED IAW PP B767-27-38737 AND B767-27-38738. AFFECTED TUBE MPN: 233T9110-608(TUBE) AND 233T9110-614 (TUBE) LEAK IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY CHAFING BY THE BRACKET AND BOLT HOLDING THIS LINE IN PLACE. EVIDENCE OF CHAFING FOUND ON THE BOLT AND BRACKET. REF L4584853

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