Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
February 25, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N349QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800029
Aircraft time
6,852 hours
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
S4883T0071
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
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.

What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, HEAT EXCHANGER SIDE PLATE HAD THREE CRACKS ABOUT .35 INCH LONG. OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS CRACKED IN TWO OF THE FOUR CORNERS. A NEW EXCHANGER WAS INSTALLED. PREFORMED A LEAK CHECK ON THE DEFECTIVE UNIT AND FOUND THE CRACKS EXTENDED INTO THE COOLING FIN AREA, WHERE THEY CAN NOT BE SEEN. THIS CONDITION HAS ALSO BEEN REPROTED TO MFG UNDER SCR 650312.