Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
January 17, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25ND
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T8020005
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Combust Chamber
Part number
FR10E214EL
Part serial
A01120050
Condition
Failed
Location
Heater
Part time
159 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF HEATING DISCREPANCY THE COMBUSTION TUBE OF HEATER WAS FOUND SEVERELY COMPRESSED AROUND ITS UNSUPPORTED CIRCUMFERENCE. NO VISABLE CRACKS OR LEAKAGE WERE NOTED. SUSPECT WEAK WALLS FOR A PRESSURIZED INSTALLATION HEATER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH FACTORY REBUILT ASSEMBLY.

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