Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Beech E90

Difficulty date
October 10, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379VM
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW27
Aircraft time
7,633 hours, 8,667 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Engine time
9,578 hours, 9,799 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
3011849
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
20 hours, 10 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, J

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING ENGINE RUNS FOR RIGHT ENGINE FLOW PACK CHANGE FOUND FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL LINE FROM FCU TO TOP OF START CONTROL UNIT. FITTING CRACKED ABOVE SCU. REMOVED CRACKED FUEL LINE FROM FCU TO TOP OF START CONTROL UNIT. INSTALLED OVERHAULED LINE P/N 3011849 FROM DALLAS AIRMOTIVE. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN REF TO P&W PT6A-28 MAINT MANUAL CHAPTER 73-10-03. LESS THAN ONE MONTH AND 20 HOURS LATER SAME FUEL LINE CRACKED AGAIN, IN SAME PLACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FCU AND THE SCU OF RT ENGINE. P/N 3011849, OVERHAULED BY DALLAS AIRMOTIVE, S/N N/A, SEE 8130-3 DATED 9/18/2007. PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS SATISFACTORY. SAFTIED BOTH B-NUTS. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN REF TO P&W PT6A-28 MAINT MANUAL CHAPTER 73-10-03.

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