Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 11, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575D
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE24
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Tube
Part number
129970C321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Deice Tube
Part time
20,267 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE INVESTIGATING A RT BLEED AIR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR. DISCOVERED THE WELD FOR THE PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED ON THE RT WING DEICE TUBE, INBOARD OF THE RT INSTRUMENT AIR VALVE. REMOVED TUBE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE B-NUT FLARE WAS MISFORMED AND PARTIALLY RESTRAIGHTENED.

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