Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 27, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
17,483 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
17,749 hours, 22,367 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C DEPARTED SMITHERS, BC ENROUTE TO VANCOUVER. AT APPROX 15 MIN. OUT A PASSENGER NOTED TO CREW THAT RT WING HAD A SMALL LEAK OF FUEL COMING FROM A RIVET HEAD JUST O/B OF ENGINE NACELLE. THE CREW HAD NO IND.S OUT OF ORDINARY BUT AFTER CONFERRING WITH MAINT OVER RADIO THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO SMITHERS AS A PRECAUTIOINARY MEASURE: EMERG SRVCS WHERE STANDING BY & THE A/C MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LDG. LEAK WAS ONLY EVIDENT BY SOME WEEPING ON R/H WING & MUST HAVE BEEN GREATER WITH WING LOADING & AIRPRESSURES IN FLT.MAINT DEFUELED A/C ANDINVESTIGATED INTERNAL AREAS OF WING. SOME RIVETS WHERE SEALED IN AREA OF WEEPING & A LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT.

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