Service difficulty report · De-Icer Boot · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
January 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
De-Icer Boot
Part number
25S7D505910
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Rt Wing Le
Part time
2,131 hours
Component
Bfgoodrich · 25S7S505910
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, 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) PILOT REPORTED RT DE-ICER BOOT WOULD NOT INFLATE WHEN REQUIRED TO REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP ON LEADING EDGE DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOOT INTERNALLY DELAMINATED BETWEEN CELLS AT W.S. 91.0. THIS AREA IS WHERE THE WING FLEXES (SKINS JOINED AT THIS SPOT). NEW BOOT INSTALLED. SUBMITTER STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON AREA OF FAILURE ON THIS MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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