What was found
FUEL WAS DISCOVERED DRAINING OUT OF THE ENG OVERBOARD DRAIN SYS. FOUND THE FUEL CONTROL, HYDRO MECHANICAL UNIT, PUMP FILTER INTERNAL PACKING CUT.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2016
- Submitted
- April 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N855MB
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 7523
- Aircraft time
- 788 hours, 2,099 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2D
- Engine time
- 788 hours, 619 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Packing
- Condition
- Cut
- Location
- Fuel Control
- Part time
- 788 hours, 619 cycles
- Component
- Fuel Control · Tmeca
- Component part number
- 02292862200
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.