Service difficulty report · Line · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 11, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
10,874 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Line
Part number
3035618
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel System
Part time
13,530 hours, 15,181 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) HEAVY FUEL LEAK OBSERVED ON LT ENGINE DURING GROUND RUN. AFTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE PRESSURE LINE BETWEEN FCU AND FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE B-NUT ON FCU SIDE. THE CRACK WAS PARALLEL TO THE WELDING OF THE B-NUT SEATING.

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