Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 16, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,423 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Nozzle
Part number
3038495X
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
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) REPLACEMENT SET OF ENGINE FUEL NOZZLES WERE RECEIVED FROM P&W ACCESSORIES SERVICES TO REPLACE A PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED U/S SET OF EXCHANGE FUEL NOZZLES. PACKING AGAIN APPEARED NORMAL. ONE FUEL NOZZLE ASSY. WAS FOUND TO BE VISIBLY CONTAMINATED AND DISCOLORED. P&W WAS AGAIN CONTACTED TO REPLACE THE NOZZLE IN QUESTION. COMPANY MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR & QA INFORMED.