Service difficulty report · Venturi · Mtsbsi MU300

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
October 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600GW
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU300
Aircraft serial
A044SA
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Venturi
Part number
45A635141
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
5,627 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AT 10,000 FT., WHEN RIGHT OR LEFT (ONLY) BLEED AIR SUPPLY WAS SELECTED, CABIN PRESSURIZATION COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN RIGHT AND LEFT VENTURI ASSEMBLY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY AFT OF PRESSURE REGULATING AND SHUT-OFF VALVES. THE CRACK IN THE RIGHT AND LEFT VENTURI ASSEMBLY OCCURRED (AT THE WELD IN THE AFT END) WHERE THE VENTURI AND SLEEVE ARE JOINED. THE CAUSE OF CRACKS IS POSSIBLY AGE AND OR TEMPERATURE RELATED. A PERIODIC INSPECTION SCHEDULE COULD POSSIBLY DETECT CRACKS BEFORE PROGRESSION CAUSED PART FAILURE. A PERIODIC REPLACEMENT INTERVAL COULD POSSIBLY PREVENT PART FAILURE.