Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 3, 2016
Submitted
November 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105EV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE64
Aircraft time
19,578 hours, 27,535 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67D
Engine time
23,796 hours, 32,498 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
3040637
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 400
Part time
23,796 hours, 32,498 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RETURNED TO BASE AFTER LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON DURING TAXI. FOUND ENGINE IDLING AT 54-59% N1. UPON OPENING ENGINE COWLS FOUND ENGINE BAY WET WITH FUEL. FOUND FUEL LINE BETWEEN FCU AND FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, P/N 3040637, CHAFFED THROUGH TO WHERE A PIN HOLE EXISTED, AND LET THE FUEL PRESSURE DROP TO WHERE MINIMUM GROUND IDLE COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS, LEAK CHECKED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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