Service difficulty report · Duct · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
December 15, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Duct
Part number
2285634212
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) LT ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT RUPTURE. DURING REPOSITION FLIGHT, LH ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT RUPTURED. THEY HAD IN FLIGHT "L COWL A/ICE" MESSAGE, SO THEY SWITCHED OFF ENG ANTI ICE AND DIVERTED TO AERODIENST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BUT THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER (TR) ALSO BECAME INOPERATIVE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POST FLIGHT EXTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOUND EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWL NEAR THE TR POWER DRIVE UNIT (PDU) AREA. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM THE AERODIENST SERVICE CENTER REMOVED THE ENGINE COWLING TO ACCESS AND INSPECT THE TR PDU. HEAT DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE ELECTRICAL HARNESSES, SURROUNDING NACELLE STRUCTURE AND ENGINE FAN CONTAINMENT RING. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE TR PDU AND THE 14 STAGE BLEED AIR PIPE FOUND THE NAS 596-16 BOSS FITTING CRACKED. CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEERING HAS REQUESTED FROM THE OPERATOR THE 14 STAGE BLEED AIR PIPE WITH ITS BOSS FITTING FOR FURTHER LABORATORY EVALUATION.