Service difficulty report · Heater · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 27, 2017
Submitted
February 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765KP
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318253012
Aircraft time
11,478 hours
Part
Heater
Part number
CD140481
Part serial
2424
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
866 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMELL OF EXHAUST IN CABIN AND CO DETECTOR STARTED TO CHANGE COLOR WHEN RUNNING CABIN HEATER IN CLIMB. A PRESSURE DECAY TEST REVEALED A BREACHED COMBUSTION LINER IN THE CABIN HEATER (865.6 HOURS SINCE NEW). THE CABIN HEATER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. THIS IS THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE HEATER BY THIS MANUFACTURER THAT HAS EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE AT LESS THAN 1000 HOURS SINCE NEW. THE ROUTINELY SCHEDULED PRESSURE DECAY TESTS DO NOT START UNTIL 1000 HOURS SINCE NEW.

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