What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NOTICED HEAT EXCHANGER SIDE PLATE HAD FOUR CRACKS ABOUT .30 INCH LONG. A NEW HEAT EXCHANGER WAS INSTALLED. LEAK CHECK OF DEFECTIVE UNIT AND FOUND CRACKS EXTENDED INTO COOLING FIN AREA.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2013
- Submitted
- March 20, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N364QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 680CE
- Aircraft serial
- 6800062
- Aircraft time
- 6,141 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Heat Exchanger
- Part number
- 99145222
- Part serial
- S4883T0152
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bleed Air
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.