Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 22, 2004
Submitted
November 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK383
Aircraft time
52 hours, 52 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
12850511
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

SMOKE AND EXHAUST APPEARED IN LAV WHEN ENG AND WING ANTI-ICE WAS PLACED ON. EXHAUST SMELLED LIKE OIL AND WAS VERY VISIBLE. IT LEFT A FILM ON LAV MIRROR. FOUND THE SMOKE AND ODOR CAUSED BY A RUPTURE IN THE WING ANTI-ICE BLEED AIR LINE. INSTALLED NEW BLEED AIR LINE BY INCORPORATION OF KIT 128-5051-1 PER RAC DRAWING. CLEARED INSULATION BAGS FROM WING ANTI-ICE DUCTS IN LAV AREA.

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