What was found
MINUTE CRACK DEVELOPED IN MANIFOLD RIGID TRANSFER TUBE, CAUSING INFLIGHT FUEL LEAK. ALLOW USE OF FLEXIBLE TRANSFER TUBE FUEL MANIFOLDS ON LTS101650B1.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2001
- Submitted
- September 21, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N911WJ
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7050
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101650B1
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 430137601C
- Part serial
- 1WN07656
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Manifold
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.