Service difficulty report · Line · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
October 24, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft time
7,897 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3311
Part
Line
Part number
935A5008023
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON STARTING THE LT ENGINE, THE ENGINEER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE COWLING. HE SIGNALED THE PILOT TO ABORT THE START. WHEN THE COWLS WERE OPENED FUEL WAS NOTICED LEAKING OUT THE LINE CONNECTING THE FUEL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FILTER. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. THE FUEL LINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND SOME ARCING WAS NOTICED UNDER THE IDENTIFICATION TAG. THE SUBMITTER BELIEVES THAT A WIRE MUST HAVE BEEN RUBBNG SOME TIME AGO, BECAUSE THERE WERE CURRENTLY NO WIRES IN THE AREA OF DAMAGE. ALL THE WIRES WERE INSPECTED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.