Service difficulty report · Fitting · Found FBA2C1

Difficulty date
August 2, 2006
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Found FBA2C1
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Fitting
Part number
G201G202
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Fuel System
Part time
532 hours
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) FOUND NUMEROUS FUEL FITTINGS WHICH CONNECT THE FUEL LINES TO THE HEADER TANKS TO BE SEEPING FUEL. APPROXIMATE TIME OF SERVICE 532 HRS. PIPE THREAD FITTINGS HAD NO THREAD LUBE/SEALANT. THE VENDOR NOTED THAT THE FUEL FITTINGS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. THIS MAY REPRESENT A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE AT THE FOUND ACFT PRODUCTION FACILITY. AT PRESENT THE USDOI, AVIATION MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE, IS INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT WITHIN ITS FLEET."

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