Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft time
12,638 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1E6
Part
Tube
Condition
Cracked
Location
Combust Heater
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) WHILE PERFORMING A PRESSURE DECAY TEST AS REQUIRED BY AD 2004-21-05 AN EXTENSIVE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COMBUSTION TUBE. THE COMBUSTION TUBE WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE (6 PSIG) FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FORWARD DUCT A LARGE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COMBUSTION TUBE. (TC# 20101217010)

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