Service difficulty report · Combustion Tube · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
November 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Part
Combustion Tube
Part number
88D9310
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heater
Part time
882 hours
Component
Janitrol · 90D382
Stage of operation
IN
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) DURING COMPLIANCE WITH JANAERO AD 96-20-07, THE PRESSURE DECAY TEST REVEALED A CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE TUBE WHICH HOLDS THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR COMBUSTION AIR LOCATED AT THE AIR INLET ON THE COMBUSTION TUBE ASSEMBLY. UNIT REMOVED FOR REPAIR. AT SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTIONS (50 HR INTERVALS), INSPECT THE WELD AREA WHERE THE TUBE IS ATTACHED. THE COMBUSTION AIR TUBE WILL BE INSPECTED WITH LIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE SWITCH TO SEE IF FURTHER CRACKING HAS OCCURRED.

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