Service difficulty report · Duct · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
February 25, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
288 hours
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120AR
Part
Duct
Part number
6630100007007
Condition
Chafed
Location
Anti-Ice
Part time
351 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) DURING CLIMB, CREW REPORTED A RED CAS MESSAGE, WING, STAB LEAK, THEY IMMEDIATELY PROCEED WITH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND THE CAS MESSAGE WENT AWAY. UPON LANDING THEY CONTACTED OUR MAINTENANCE DEPT AND REPORTED THE MALFUNCTION. THE ENTIRE WING, STABILIZER LEAK SENSING LINE WAS INPECTED FOR POSSIBLE AREAS WHERE THE LINE COULD BE TOUCHING THE DUCT. IN THE TAIL SECTION WHERE THE FLEXIBLE DUCTS CONNECT THE VERTICAL FIN WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLEXIBLE DUCTS HAVE BEEN CHAFING AGAINTS THE STRUCTURE. THE INSULATION ON THE DUCTS HAD BEEN CHAFED THRU AND 1 SMALL HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE RT DUCT. DURING INSTALLATION OF THE NEW DUCTS, THE CAUSE OF THE CHAFING WAS DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE DUCTS HAVING BEEN DONE UPSIDE DOWN DURING THE ACFT MFG. WITH PROPER INSTALLATION, A GOOD CLEARANCE IS NOTED EVERYWHERE. AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, OUR ACFT HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR THIS ANOMALY, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MFG HAS BEEN CONTACTED.