Service difficulty report · Pitot Tube · Beech B36TC

Difficulty date
March 31, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6554K
Make and model
Beech B36TC
Aircraft serial
EA324
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Pitot Tube
Part number
5038040
Part serial
MARCH2000
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
504 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT BROUGHT IN FOR 24 MONTH ALTIMETER/TRANSPONDER CERTIFICATION. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING LEAKS, THE SOLID NUMBER 4 COPPER LINE FROM THE PITOT TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN FLUSH WITH THE ASSEMBLY CASTING. THE LINE HAD BEEN EPOXIED BACK ON TO THE ASSEMBLY CASTING BY FILLING THE CAVITY BEHIND AND INTO THE CASTING AND FORMING THE EPOXY AROUND THE LINE USING SOME KINK OF FLEXIBLE FORM. IT LOOKS LIKE DUCT TAPE WAS USED TO FORM THE EPOXY AND ADHESIVE WAS STILL ON IT. THE TUBE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN INSTALLED (NEW) ON 9/5/92 WITH 887.7 HOURS ON THE AIRCRAFT.

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