SDR 95ZZZX4532

Service difficulty report · Line · Beech E90

Difficulty date
August 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N323HA
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW323
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Line
Part number
3011849A
Condition
Leak
Location
Fuel Bypass
Part time
2,567 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM COWLING AT MID-NACELLE AREA. ALSO, A HIGHER FUEL FLOW INDICATION WAS NOTED. UPON INVESTIGATION AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, IT WAS NOTED THE FUEL BYPASS LINE WAS LEAKING AT ONE END. A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED JUST AFT OF THE FERRULE, APPROXIMATELY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. POSSIBLE PRE-LOADING AT INSTALLATION COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE.

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