Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 5, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N361QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800235
Aircraft time
3,867 hours
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
99145222
Part serial
S4883T0493
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

HEAT EXCHANGER SIDE PLATE HAD FOUR CRACKS ABOUT .35 INCH LONG. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS CRACKED IN FOUR OF THE FOUR CORNERS. A NEW HEAT 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.