Service difficulty report · Bellows · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
May 22, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Aircraft time
44,986 hours
Part
Bellows
Part number
C6VW10263
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING 125 HOUR INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 1 ENG FIRE BOTTLE HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACKED BELLOWS IN THE C6VW1026-3 BLEED AIR DUCT. DUCT WAS REPLACED & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.