Service difficulty report · Bellows · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
July 31, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft time
18,105 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Bellows
Part number
65902943
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
2,788 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB PHASE, PILOTS NOTICED ABNORMALLY HIGH ITT INDICATION AND LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE INDICATION, THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT TO HOME BASE. UPON ARRIVAL MX WAS NOTIFIED AND THE LT ENG WAS INSPECTED. THE LT ENG WIRING HARNESS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE LT OTBD BLEED AIR BELLOWS. THE COUPLING WAS REPLACED AND WIRING HARNESS REPAIRED. ACFT WAS GROUND RUN CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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