Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Duct
Part number
2784209001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing
Part time
30,787 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH THE LEFT WING OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LEFT BLEED AIR TURNED OFF AND AFTER TWO MINUTES THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER SHUT DOWN WING LEADING EDGE NOTED AS QUITE HOT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE BLEED AIR DUCT WAS CRACKED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT AT THE CORRUGATED FLEX SECTION. DUCT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT WING PANELS WERE REMOVED AND THE LOWER DUCT SUPPORT CLAMP ATTACH WAS FOUND BROKEN. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO LINE FAILURE. PLASTIC HYDRAULIC LINE CLAMPS IN AREA ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING.