Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech B100

Difficulty date
August 31, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700BA
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE84
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Part
Tube
Part number
3106101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE START, CREW NOTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID LEAKAGE FROM NR 1 ENGINE COWLING. ENG WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. MX DISCOVERED THE FUEL ENRICHMENT LINE FROM THE FUEL HEATER TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS LAKING. INSP OF THE TUBE REVEALED A HAIRLINE CRACK AT THE BASE OF THE FLARE. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED, NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF TUBE DURING NORMAL ROUTINE MX AS WELL AS VIBRATION MAY HAVE CAUSED CRACKING. RECOMMEND LINE BE SECURED WITH CLAMPS, PRESSURE TSTED AND INSPECTED WITH 10X POWER MAGNIFIER AT REGULAR INTERVALS AS PART OF ROUTINE ENG INSP. (K)

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