Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
August 10, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
30,044 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Duct
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
29,689 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

DURING MX FOR A HYD LEAK, THE LT COOLING TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED PLUMBING WAS REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE FAILED HYD COMPONENT. UPON INSP OF THE BLEED AIR TUBE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A CIRCUMFRENTIAL CRACK IN THE FLANGE WELD. THE CRACK HAD PROGRESSED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TUBE, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE FAILURE. IT WAS ALSO NOTICED THAT AT THE WIDEST POINT IN THE CRACK THERE WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SCREW DRIVER TOOL MARK, MORE THAN LIKELY INDUCED AT AN EARLIER REMOVAL OF THE TUBE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CLAMP.