Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 182E

Difficulty date
March 21, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182E
Aircraft time
6,546 hours
Engine
Cont IO550F
Part
Tube
Part number
103051
Condition
Cracked
Location
Blast
Part time
241 hours
Component
Alternator
Component part number
AL1270
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) THIS NEW ALTERNATOR CAME EQUIPPED WITH A BLAST TUBE BOLTED TO THE REAR OF THE ALTERNATOR HOUSING FOR DYNAMIC AIR FLOW COOLING OF THE UNIT. THE BLAST TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED OFF ITS MOUNTS IN ALL 3 LOCATIONS. IT HAD FALLEN DOWN AND WAS RESTING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE BLAST TUBE CONTACTING ANY OTHER PART OF THE ENGINE TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE. NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED.

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