Service difficulty report · Tube · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
30,826 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Tube
Part number
2784210005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRESSURIZATION U/S, FLUCTUATES UNCONTROLLABLY. DURING MX RUN, WHEN RT BLEED TURNED TO "HIGH" ONLY WORKED FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS AND THEN THE EYEBALL VENTS WOULD DROP OFF TO NEXT TO NOTHING FOR AIR OUTPUT. DURING SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, THE RT WING BLEED AIR PLUMBING MX FOUND THE TUBE ASSY FROM THE RT MODULATING VALVE TO RT COOLING TURBINE CRACKED IN HALF. TUBE REPLACED AND ACFT REURNED TO SERVICE AFTER SERVICIBLE GROUND RUN.