Service difficulty report · Tube · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
June 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
18,580 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Tube
Part number
44P14
Condition
Melted
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) DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE PITOT STATIC TEST THAT SOME WELL INTENTIONED PERSON HAD PROTECTED THE STATIC LINE, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LINES TOGETHER IN SPI-RAP WHICH MADE THE COLLECTION OF PIECES TOO LARGE FOR THE SPACE PROVIDED. THIS PREVENTED THE HEATER DUCTING FROM SLEEVING TOGETHER CORRECTLY ALLOWING HOT AIR TO MELT THE SPI-RAP AND STATIC LINE.