Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Beech B100

Difficulty date
February 14, 2011
Submitted
February 25, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500KD
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE79
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
31024681
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKING OFF, LEFT ENGINE STARTED LOOSING POWER IN FLIGHT. PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. ACFT WAS THEN PLACED FOR INSPECTION. FOUND THE LT ENGINE SECONDARY FUEL MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL. CORRECTED THIS BY CLEANING ALL RESIDUE FUEL FROM NACELLE AND ACFT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SECONDARY FUEL NOZZLE ASSY, (PN 3102468-1),. ACFT ENGINES WERE RUN FOR INSPECTION AND LEAK CHECKS. FOUND LT ENGINE TURBINE SEAL LEAKING AT EXHAUST PIPE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED, TURBINE SEAL REMOVED, INSTALLED NEW TURBINE SEAL (PN 896494-3) AND TURBINE SEAL ROTOR (PN 896549-2. ACFT ENGINE WERE RUN AND FOUND SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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