Service difficulty report · Precooler · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
February 23, 2018
Submitted
March 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301AS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500119
Aircraft time
3,395 hours, 2,240 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW535E
Part
Precooler
Part number
10964000105
Part serial
T0115
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bleed
Part time
3,395 hours, 2,240 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

BLEED 1/2 FAILED IAW SIL505-36-0003. INSPECTED RT ENGINE PRECOOLER PER SIL505-36-0003 REV 2 AS PART OF A VOLUNTARY EXECUTIVE AIRSHARE FLEET CAMPAIGN. FOUND BOTH PRECOOLER DIVERTER VANES CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF. DIVERTER VANES FOUND LAYING ON TOP OF PRECOOLER EXCHANGER BLOCKING INLET AIR TO PRECOOLER. EMBRAER CONTACTED. EMBRAER ADVISED NO PARTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. EMBRAER ISSUED AN ETD ALLOWING THE CONTINUED OPERATION FOR 50 AIRFRAME CYCLES OF THE PRECOOLER AS LONG AS BOTH DIVERTER VANES WAS REMOVED COMPLETELY AND GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS SHOW NO BLEED FAILS. INSPECTED LT PRECOOLER AND NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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