Service difficulty report · Line · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
July 2, 2014
Submitted
April 22, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N389MD
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41338
Aircraft time
300 hours, 1,120 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
202040108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
300 hours, 1,120 cycles
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

AFTER THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT, FWD AIR CONDITIONING WAS INOPERATIVE, BLOWING HOT AIR, TECH ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE SYS WITH AC SERVICING CART. CART WOULD NOT ALLOW TECH TO PROGRESS BEYOND RECOVERY TO VACUUM MODE, DIE TO "HIGH PRESSURE" IN THE SYS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN EXTERNAL LEAK IN THE LOW PRESSURE SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A CRACKED/BROKEN LOW PRESSURE SERVICING LINE AT THE COMPRESSOR. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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