Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Beech 99A

Difficulty date
May 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 99A
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
3035786
Condition
Cracked
Location
By "A" Flange
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PWC SB 1430 EMBODIED AT LAST OVERHAUL WITH WRONG TYPE OF SEAM WELD COMPLETED. SB CALLS FOR RESISTANCE SEAM OR STITCH WELD TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ORDER TO WELD THE INNER LINER TO THE EXHAUST DUCT. IN THIS CASE A TIG WELD WAS COMPLETED WHICH CAUSED THE DUCT TO CRACK ADJACENT TO THE WELD. SUBMITTER STATES THIS TYPE OF CRACKING IS DANGEROUS IF NOT SPOTTED. IT COULD CAUSE THE EXHAUST DUCT TO FAIL AND CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.

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