What was found
DURING OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE, DISCOVERED THE SHUTOFF VALVE LEVER CONTACTED THE LT MGB SUSPENSION BAR. RE-CLOCKING THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE PROVIDED SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FOR NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2016
- Submitted
- April 13, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N796AM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4550
- Aircraft time
- 5,162 hours, 5,543 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 6,333 hours, 4,494 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2823 · Fuel Selector/Shut-Off Valve
- Part
- Shutoff Valve
- Part number
- D08343
- Part serial
- 55103G
- Condition
- Rotated
- Location
- Fuel
- Part time
- 5,162 hours, 4,494 cycles
- 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.