Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
September 14, 2016
Submitted
September 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
PAIR208A
Signature Flight Support LLC
Aircraft
N326N
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258140
Aircraft time
10,881 hours, 6,101 cycles
Part
Air Duct
Part number
258VF5011
Condition
Broken
Location
Acm
Part time
10,881 hours, 6,101 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 23,000 FT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED REAR BAY OVERHEAT WARNING FOLLOWED BY CABIN ALTITUDE STARTING TO CLIMB. ACFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR FOUND ACM INLET DUCT BROKEN, ACM OUTLET CLAMP BROKEN, AND ACM TURBINE BLADES AND BEARINGS DAMAGED. WE SUSPECT THE INLET DUCT BROKE ALLOWING THE ACM TO OVERSPEED DAMAGING THE ACM AND BREAKING THE OUTLET CLAMP.