Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
January 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605582
Aircraft time
6,557 hours, 5,024 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
W93224F
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTH ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THROTTLES WERE MOVED FROM CRIUSE DETENT TOWARDS A LOWER POWER SETTING. THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM TOP OF DECENT UNTIL 3,000 FT WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE MOVED OUT OF THE IDLE POSITION. LIGHTS REMAINED OUT FOR REMAINDER OF DECENT. INSPECTED AND WRANG BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FIRE DETECT SYSTEMS, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. FOUND 80 DEG ITT SPLIT AT CRUISE. FOUND MASSIVE BLEED LEAK ON BLEED LINE. FOUND SEALS BLOWN OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BAD SEALS. RAN ENGINES FOUND BOTH ENG'S ITT MATCH AT 580 AT CRUISE. NO LEAKS FOUND ON LEFT ENGINE. REINSTALLED COWLS. SYSTEM OP'S CHECKED SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 36-11-00.

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