Service difficulty report · Fitting · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
December 5, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft time
14,447 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Fitting
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Fuel Manifold
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RT ENGINE NACELLE. THE CREW RETURNED TO BASE FOR MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 FUEL NOZZLE GASKETS AND TRANSFER TUBE O-RINGS. GROUND RUN WAS FOUND SATISFACTORY. WHEN AIRPLANE RETURNED FOR FLIGHT, CREW NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM RT NACELLE AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 9, 10, 11 & 12 FUEL NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES AND FUEL TRANSFER TUBES. THE FITTING ON FUEL MANIFOLD WAS FOUND MISALIGNED. THE AIRPLANE WAS TEST FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE.

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