Service difficulty report · Piccolo Tube · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 16, 2004
Submitted
July 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600276
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Piccolo Tube
Part number
65525024
Condition
Broken
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING PHASE 1-4 INSP. MECH GRABBED THE TIP BLEED AIR FEED TUBE AND APPLIED PRESSURE BACK AND FORTH, A NOISE WAS HEARD BANGING AT EACH STROKE. AFTER DISASSEMBLY (REMOVAL OF LIP) FOUND THE 6552502-4, PICCOLO ASSY ATTACH LEGS (3 EA) .8750 CRACKED, ALMOST BROKEN. ALSO THE LIP NOSE CAP PN 65525051 WAS CHAFFED PAST 50 PERCENT OF MATERIAL THICKNESS. BOTH THE PICCOLO ASSY AND THE NOSE CAP (LIP) WERE REPLACED, USING SAME TYPE FASTENERS REMOVED. ATTACHED PICTURES.