Service difficulty report · Heater · Emb EMB110P1

Difficulty date
February 24, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N83BA
Make and model
Emb EMB110P1
Aircraft serial
110351
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Heater
Part serial
2080
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel/Oil
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PILOT OBSERVED FLUCTUATING OIL PSI (100-70PSI) BROUGHT POWER BACK TO 200 LBS. TQ AND OIL PSI DROPPED TO 50 PSI. PILOT FEATHERED AND SHUTDOWN EFFECTED ENGINE. AFTER MECH INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM, FOUND THAT FUEL HAD MIXED WITH THE OIL SUPPLY AND DILUTED IT TO A WATER LIKE CONSISTENCY. BELIEVE THAT THE FUEL OIL HEATER CORE HAS HOLE IN IT WHICH WOULD ALLOW FUEL TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL SUPPLY. (K)

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