Service difficulty report · Precooler · Cessna 525A

Difficulty date
December 31, 2009
Submitted
January 26, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N97VF
Make and model
Cessna 525A
Aircraft serial
525A0140
Aircraft time
2,469 hours, 2,153 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ442A
Engine time
2,386 hours, 2,080 cycles
Part
Precooler
Part number
99144024
Part serial
S4883T0308
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 400
Part time
2,466 hours, 2,153 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RT ENGINE BLEED AIR TO BYPASS AIR PRE COOLER RUPTURED IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE UPPER AND LOWER PYLON SKINS AS WELL AS THE ACFT SKIN TO BE COME EXPOSED TO HOT EXHAUST GASES WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN WARPAGE OF THESE SKINS. PILOT REPORTED, HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THE RT ENGINE ITT STARTING TO RISE AND THE N1 AND N2 SPEEDS DROPPING. RT ENGINE WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE AND THE ACFT LANDED. GROUND INSP FOUND THAT RT BLEED AIR PRECOOLER HAD RUPTURED. EXPOSURE TO THE ESCAPING HIGH TEMP AND HIGH PRESSURE GASES CAUSED PORTIONS OF THE PYLON STRUCTURE AND ONE OF THE FUSELAGE, UNPRESSURIZED SKINS TO BECOME DAMAGED. NDT TESTING FOUND THE HARDNESS OF THE AFFECTED STRUCTURE TO HAVE CHANGED AND WAS OUT OF LIMITS REQUIRING ALL AFFECTED STRUCTURES TO BE REPLACED.

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