Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
October 18, 2013
Submitted
October 18, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N425DH
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft serial
4250066
Aircraft time
8,128 hours, 8,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A135A
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C762
Part
Tube
Condition
Melted
Location
Instrument Panel
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

PLASTIC INSTRUMENT AIR TUBE UNDER CO-PILOT'S SEAT MELTED AND SPLIT OPEN. THE CAUSE WAS THE LT BLEED AIR FLOW CONTROL VALVE ALLOWING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURE AIR TO ENTER THE SYSTEM. SB CQB05-1 COVERS THIS PROBLEM BY HAVING YOU INSTALL TEMPERATURE RECORDING TAPE ON THE BLEED AIR LINES THAT PASS THROUGH BOTH MAIN WHEEL WELLS. THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, ONLY SHOWS WHICH SIDE FLOW CONTROL VALVE FAILED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED, WITH BOTH THE LT AND RT VALVES FAILING AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. THE LAST TWO (2) VALVES THAT FAILED HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. A FIX FOR THE VALVES IS NEEDED.

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