Service difficulty report · Combustion Head · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
May 13, 2005
Submitted
July 26, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N560X
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC968
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Combustion Head
Part number
51A45
Condition
Worn
Location
Heater
Component
Heater Assy
Component part number
D83A28
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HEATER CORE RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMER. UPON TEARDOWN, FOUND INTERIOR OF THE COMBUSTION HEAD SEVERELY WORN FROM FLAME EROSION. PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS BY THIS REPAIR STATION HAVE FOUND SMALL HOLES APPEARING IN THE WALL OF THE COMBUSTION HEAD. FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE COMBUSION HEAD APPEARS GOOD INTERNALLY, THIS COMBUSTION HEAD IS UNAIRWORTHY. BY FOLLOWING THE MFG AND MM THESE CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND EARLIER. TBO TIME IS EVERY 500 HOURS OF HEATER OPERATION OR EVERY ENGINE OVERHAUL, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. (K)

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