Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
June 15, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, ENROUTE, THE CREW OBSERVED A RT FUEL LOW PRESS MESSAGE ON EICAS FOLLOWED BY FUEL IMBALANCE. AT 1000 LB FUEL DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN TANKS, THE QRH PROCEDURE FOR FUEL IMBALANCE WAS INITIATED. AS A RESULT, THE RT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND GROUND EMER EQUIP WAS ON STANDBY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINT FOUND A CLAMP FOR THE FUEL FEED LINE FROM THE RT COLLECTOR TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED. THE CLAMP HAD SHIFTED SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW A MISALIGNMENT OF THE FUEL LINES RESULTING IN THE ESCAPE OF FUEL AT THAT LOCATION. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS IS NOT FULLY ESTABLISHED. MAINT REPLACED THE COUPLING O-RINGS AND RECONNECTED THE WIG