Service difficulty report · Fuel Heater · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
January 6, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860AM
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
28249
Aircraft time
50,815 hours, 23,570 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B1
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Fuel Heater
Part number
457311382
Part serial
EM157687L
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
29,100 hours, 13,620 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO A FUEL LEAK IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AFTER ENGINE START. MAINTENANCE DETECTED THE FUEL SERVO HEATER LEAKING. THE RIGHT FUEL SERVO HEATER WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 73-11-07 AND LEFT ENGINE WAS RUN IAW MM 71-00-00, TEST 3A IDLE-POWER LEAK CHECK, TESTED CORRECT.

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