Service difficulty report · Tube Assy · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Tube Assy
Part number
87D133
Condition
Punctured
Location
Heater
Part time
526 hours
Component
Janitrol · 65D792
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DECAY TEST HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT ON HEATER. PILOT CLOSED AIR INLET FOR A SHORT TIME CAUSING OVERHEATED CB TO POP. MAINTENANCE RESET OVERHEATED CB AND CLEARED IGNITER. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF HEATER CARRIED OUT, HOWEVER, DECAY TEST CARRIED OUT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HEATER WAS REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND IT WAS FOUND THE INNER CAN WAS WARPED AND HAD A PUNCTURE. A MORE FREQUENT INSPECTION OF THE HEATER IS RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS.

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