Service difficulty report · Line · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
December 16, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
877 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Line
Part number
0301007720
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT ATTEMPTED A START AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. INITIAL T4 INDICATION WAS VERY LOW AND THE T4 DID NOT INCREASE AS THE THROTTLE WAS MOVED FORWARD DURING THE STARTING SEQUENCE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE START. UPON INSPECTION THE PILOT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE OVERBOARD DRAIN. THE PILOT LIFTED THE ENGINE COWLING AND TRACED THE FUEL LEAKAGE TO THE RT FUEL INJECTOR PIPE. THE PIPE FAILED BEHIND THE FLARE AT THE INJECTOR JUNCTION.