Service difficulty report · Bellows · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 9, 2004
Submitted
November 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK295
Aircraft time
3,594 hours, 2,960 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
3,594 hours, 2,959 cycles
Part
Bellows
Part number
45A40301021
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED WITH INCREASED POWER AND AT 190 KTS STICK SHAKER WAS ENCOUNTERED. ABQ CENTER WAS ADVISED THAT AIRCRAFT HAD TO DESCEND. ENGINES WOULD NOT DEVELOP PUBLISHED TAKEOFF POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 BLEED AIR BELLOWS CRACKED AT ATTACH TUBE WELDS ON RIGHT ENGINE. FUNCTION CHECK AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD FOR DISCREPANCY OF STICK SHAKER BEING ENCOUNTERED WHILE AT INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 190 KNOTS. BLEED AIR DUCT TUBES/BELLOWS WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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