Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 24, 2021
Submitted
August 27, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N379EC
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600642
Aircraft time
4,056 hours, 3,271 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
82303
Part serial
S4883T0219
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Nacelle
Part time
4,056 hours, 3,271 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING PHASE 54 INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT PYLON PRECOOLER/HEAT EXCHANGER RUPTURED. RUPTURE CAUSED DISCOLORATION OF THE AFT ENGINE BEAM WITHIN THE PYLON AND INTO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE PYLON, AIRCRAFT SKIN AND ASSOCIATED FRAMES AND STRINGER SHOW SIGNS OF HEAT DISCOLORATION. THE PHASE 54 CONSISTS OF A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PRECOOLER/HEAT EXCHANGER EVERY 600-HOURS / 12-MONTHS. AIRCRAFT WITHIN INSPECTION INTERVAL. PRECOOLER/HEAT EXCHANGER TT 4056-HOURS, LIFE LIMIT 4800-HOURS. NOTE: THE LEFT PRECOOLER/HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND WAS REPLACED 05/NOV/2018. AFT ENGINE BEAM REPLACED DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE 19/MAY/2019.