Service difficulty report · Tube · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
January 6, 2006
Submitted
March 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324SA
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258047
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315R
Part
Tube
Part number
C46P181211
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

BLEED AIR TUBE (PN C46P181211) WAS REMOVED TO GAIN ACCESS TO PYLON. WHEN TUBE WAS REMOVED 2 PIECES OF CURLED METAL FOUND LODGED IN NACELLE ANTI-ICE SHUTOFF VALVE (PN 27441482). PIECES OF METAL WERE REMOVED W/O EFFORT. INSP WAS PERFORMED ON TUBE, FOUND WHEN ENDS ARE WELDED ON TO PROVIDE FLANGED ATTACH AREAS EXCESS TUBE EXTENDS BEYOND WELD ON INSIDE. IT WAS THIS EXTRA PIECE OF TUBE THAT BROKE OFF. ONE END OF THIS TUBE IS ATTACHED TO ENG BLEED AIR OUTLET, OTHER END TO NACELLE SHUTOFF VALVE. ENG BLEED AIR ATTACH POINT TUBE HAD CRACKED, ONE PIECE WAS APPROX .5 INCHES WIDE, CURLED INTO A RING SHAPE WITH A DIA OF APPROX .5 INCHES WHILE OTHER WAS .5 INCHES WIDE, .75 INCHES LONG SLIGHTLY CURLED. (K)