Service difficulty report · Elbow · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 11, 2005
Submitted
February 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15SK
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600395
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Elbow
Part number
65550393
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Air Line
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC FAILURE OF NR2 ENG OB BRAIDED BLEED AIR LINE. FAILURE HAPPENED ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER T/O, WHILE INITATING A CLIMB FROM 2000 FT TO 6000 FT. FIRE WARNING ANNUN ILLUMINATED, PWR WAS REDUCED, THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS INITIATED, EMERGENCY WAS DELCARED. UPON REDUCTION IN PWR, FIRE ANNUN EXTINGUISHED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINT FOUND RUPTURED OB BLEED AIR LINE (ELBOW). THIS LINE IS ACCORDION STYLE FLEX LINE COVERED BY WIRE BRADING WITH A 90 DEGREE FITTING AT ONE END, STRAIGHT (V) BAND TYPE FITTING ON OTHER. SIMILAR LINE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS INSPECTED, FOUND ALSO TO BE LEAKING. DUE TO BRAIDED COVERING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE CRACKS UNLESS THIS LINE IS REMOVED AND EXAMINED FROM THE INSIDE.