Service difficulty report · Regulator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
297 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Regulator
Part number
9599091131
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,649 hours, 2,024 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SAFETY VALVE FAILED TON OPEN WHEN CARRYING OUT 1500 HOUR PRESSURIZATION CHECK. FAILED SAFETY VALVE WAS REMOVED AND VALVE AND SENSE LINE WERE FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH JET FUEL. FUEL APPEARED TO HAVE COME FROM A PREVIOUSLY SEEPING FUEL FILTER BOWL SEAL AND HAD ENETRED THE OUTFLOW VALVE WHERE THE AMBIENT PRESSURE SENSE LINE PROTRUDES THROUGH THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD (APPROX 12 -14 INCHES AFT OF THE FUEL BOWL).