Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cndair CL6013A

Difficulty date
September 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6013A
Aircraft time
6,477 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A2
Part
Fitting
Part number
MS219266D
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,578 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FITTING, PN MS 21926-6D IN MLG RUN AROUND AND DUMP VALVE STARTED TO LEAK DURING GEAR SWINGS DUE TO GEAR REPLACEMENT. FITTING WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. A CRACK WAS FOUND RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE THREADS STARTING AT THE BASE OF THE FITTING. THE CRACKED PART OF THE FITTING WAS ON THE LINE SIDE AND NOT THE JAM NUT SIDE THAT THREADS IN TO THE VALVE. THE FITTING WAS NOT DISTURBED DURING THE GEAR REPLACEMENT PROCESS. THE FITTING WAS NOTED TO BE ALUMINUM. THE NEW FITTING ORDERED FROM THE IPC IS STEEL, PN MS21926J6.