Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 23, 2004
Submitted
January 4, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N420DM
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600464
Aircraft time
2,030 hours, 2,949 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
31A408150
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Tailcone
Part time
2,030 hours, 2,949 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CUSTOMER REPOARTS UNUSUAL SMELL FROM TAILCONE. INSPECTED BLEAD AIR LINES. FOUND PERI-SEAL CONNECTING L/H FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO WINDSHIELD BLEED AIR COUPLING LEAKING AND DISLODGEDALLOWING ENGINE BLEED AIR TO DUMP INTO THE TAIL CONE. 2SAFETY LANYARDSP/N 26A429-17 ARE BROKEN AND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD SHOWS SIGNS OF HEAT SCORCHING. WIRE BUNDLE FROM LH ENGINE PYLON TO AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS DAMAGED CAUSING MULTIBLE SYSTEM TO INDICATE FAILURE.