# SDR 040607

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 6, 2007
- Submitted: April 20, 2007
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N411ET](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411ET), registered now
- Make and model: Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial: 1621214
- Engine: Lyc IO540E1A5
- Engine time: 55 cycles
- System (JASC): [7324 · Fuel Divider](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7324)
- Part: Flow Divider
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Fuel System
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: E, A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/040607

## Discrepancy

THE RT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUEL FLOW. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND A THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE RETURN TO TANK LINE FROM THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING. THIS WOULD CAUSE A MASSIVE INCREASE IN FUEL FLOW. IT WAS A RELATIVELY LOW TIME INSTALLATION AND POSSIBLY SOME TWIST IN THE LINE CAUSED IT TO BACKOFF.

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