Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 5, 2011
Submitted
August 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N465TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK554
Aircraft time
2,191 hours, 1,702 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
45A40303071
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
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

DURING SCHEDULED INSP, FOUND LT ENGINE INBD SIDE ENGINE PAD TO "Y" DUCT BLEED AIR ANTI-ICING DUCT CRACKED AT BELLOWS, STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDING BLOWN-OUT AND FRAYED. MX HISTORY UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY MIS-ALIGNMENT. RECOMMEND MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER THIS IS A HIGH REPLACEMENT COMPONENT OR AN OCCASIONAL ISSUE RELATED TO INSTALLATION. RECOMMEND A NOTE MADE IN THE MM REGARDING DUCT INSTALLATION ALIGNMENT.

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