Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 29, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
19,118 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Duct
Part number
1295500631
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW NOTED AIRCRAFT HAD DIFFICULTY REACHING MAX DIFF 4 PRESSURIZATION WAS FLUCTUATING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS NOTICED THAT A BLEED AIR PIPE IN LH WING HAD A LARGE CRACK AROUND THE WELDED - 4 FITTING ALLOWING BLEED AIR TO ESCAPE INTO WING. EVA TUBING DID NOT RUPTURE AS THE LEAK WAS OPPOSITE OF TUBING AND DID NOT GIVE INDICATION OF PIPE FAILURE. AS WELL A FAULTY DIODE IN WIRING TO LH BLEED SHUTOFF VALVE PREVENTED VALVE TO OPEN WHEN LH BLEED SELECTED. LH BLEED SYSTEM WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. BLEED AIR PIPE AND DIODE WERE REPLACED. LH BLEED SYSTEM AND PRESSURIZATION WERE GROUND TESTED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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