Service difficulty report · Deice System · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 31, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
2,703 hours
Part
Deice System
Part number
65145322
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Piccolo Tube
Part time
2,920 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW NOTICED RT INBD LE COVERED IN ICE AFTER LANDING. TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO BORESCOPE OF SUBJECT LE DE-ICE PICCOLO TUBE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO BLEED AIR DISTRIBUTION HOLES DRILLED INTO TUBE RIGHT FROM NEW MANUFACTURE. ACCESSED LT SIDE INBD PICCOLO TUBE & CHECKED WITH BORESCOPE. FOUND TWO, FULL LENGTH ROWS OF DISTRIBUTION HOLES PRESENT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & HAVE SHIPPED LE TO THEM FOR REPAIR & RECERTIFICATION. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN IN OUR OPERATIONS FOR APPROX 7 YRS. THE FLIGHT DEPT IS NOW 85%, NEW CREW OPERATED. WHEN THE AFFECTED CREW WAS ASKED IF THEY NOTICED IT AT ALL IN FLIGHT & THEY REPLIED THAT THE INBD LE`S CAN’T BE SEEN FROM THE COCKPIT IN FLIGHT. NORMALLY, DURING INFLIGHT DE-ICING, THEY ENSURE THAT THE VISIBLE LE SURFACES ARE BEING DE-ICED & THAT THERE ARE NO ABNORMAL SYS ANNUNCIATOR OR MSG WARNINGS. THE ACFT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS OCCURRENCE & IS GOING TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE.