Service difficulty report · Fuel · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 21, 2011
Submitted
February 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696BD
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH352
Aircraft time
14,692 hours
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT DEPARTED BED AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT ELEVATION THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT, PILOT THEN RETURNED TO BED NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO FUEL FLOW, PUT AIRCRAFT IN A WARM HANGAR. AFTER WARMING UP MAINTENANCE SUMPED WING AND GOT ABOUT 1/2 CUP OF WATER, UNHOOKED FUEL LINE GOING TO FLOW DIVIDER AND RAN 3/4 GAL OF FUEL THRU SYSTEM AND FOUND TO BE CLEAN. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUN-UP AREA AND GROUND RUN AT FUEL POWER WAS GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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