What was found
FUEL TUBE CRACKED AT BACKSIDE OF B-NUT SLEEVE LOCATION, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK UNDER PRESSURE INTO ENGINE NACELLE AREA FORWARD OF FIREWALL. TUBE FAILED IN FLIGHT CAUSING INITIAL CHANGES IN FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS TO BE NOTICED.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2007
- Submitted
- September 7, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N50AW
- Make and model
- Beech F90
- Aircraft serial
- LA142
- Aircraft time
- 6,848 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A135
- Engine time
- 6,848 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 3011849
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Sys
- Part time
- 6,848 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.