SDR 97ZZZX5154

Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
December 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5119V
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1000800D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
6890917
Condition
Failed
Location
Inlet Screen
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL NOZZLE INLET SCREEN, ALSO KNOWN AS (LAST CHANCE FILTER) SHOWS SIGNS OF INITIAL COLLAPSE. COLLAPSED SCREEN CANNOT BE DETECTED WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF NOZZLE. SCREEN IS BEING MANUFACTURED FROM TOO THIN OF MATERIAL AND IS COLLAPSING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT DETECTION. THIS COLLAPSE WILL CAUSE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS OR TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.