Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
6,616 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C754
Part
Tube
Part number
131823VE4
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Bleed Sys
Part time
7,896 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT, THE LT BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DID NOT NOTICE A ENGINE ITT, SO THEY SHUT OFF THE LT BLEED AIR VALVE AND CONTINUED. UPON INSP, IT WAS NOTED THE EVA TUBING WAS HARD AND BRITTLE IN SEVERAL PLACES AND HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS OVER THE YEARS. THE TUBING WAS REPLACED.

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