Service difficulty report · Duct · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
March 3, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft time
3,383 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Duct
Part number
GG670956057
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Bs 682
Part time
3,590 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) GALLEY HEATER SNAGGED BY PILOT AS OVERTEMPING DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOW FLOW IN THE AIR CONDITIONING AND BOROSCOPED THE SYS OF DUCTS TO FIND THE FORWARD CABIN CONDITIONED AIR DUCT, P/N GG670-95605-7 SEPARATED AT FS 682. THE DUCT WAS REATTACHED AND SECURED WITH A LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT, FULL SYSTEM FLOW WAS RESTORED. THE GALLEY HEATER UPGRADE WAS CARRIED OUT JAN 13TH 2011 IAW SB GG670-95031-21-01 REPLACING THE 500 WATT HEATER WITH A 1000 WATT UPGRADED HEATER, PN GG670-95031-5. SL 21-025 DATED 13 OCT 2010, DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING AND OPS PROCEDURES FOR THE NEW -5 HEATER TO AVOID OVERHEAT CONDITIONS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. FOLLOWED UP WITH AN ISAR PUBLICATION FEB 2011 TO INVESTIGATE GALLEY HEATER OVERHEATING ISSUES AND PRESENTLY DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION.