Service difficulty report · Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 2, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N159MC
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC728B
Aircraft time
26,110 hours, 36,546 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Line
Part number
31024692
Condition
Leaking
Location
Manifold
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

MRR-M04-11, ENGINE RPM ONLY WENT TO 97 PERCENT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND TORQUE WAS ALSO LOW, ALSO, THERE WAS LITTLE RESPONSE TO POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. INITIALLY SUSPECTED FCU FAILURE, BUT UPON INSPECTION FOUND FCU INPUT ARM ROD END DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED ROD END AND SAFETIED. A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED WHEN COWLING WAS OPENED, AND WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM THE SECONDARY FUEL MANIFOLD LOCATED AT THE 8:00 O’CLOCK POSITION. THE FUEL MANIFOLD LINE WAS REPLACED. MR`S WERE ISSUED TO INSPECT ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT FUEL MANIFOLD LINES, FUEL NOZZLE TASK CARD WAS ISSUED TO INCLUDE INSPECTION OF THE MANIFOLD LINES AT EACH INSPECTION.