Service difficulty report · Fuel Divider · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
January 22, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
15,516 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Fuel Divider
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE NOTING HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION ON RT ENGINE. AFTER LANDING LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL NOTED LEAKING FROM RT NACELLE. FUEL LINE WAS RUPTURED FROM FCU TO START CONTROL. REF SDR 20080513005, 20080211006 AND 20080521010. THIS WAS THE FOURTH LINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH A LINE REMOVED FROM A SPARE ENGINE. AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND NR 2 BEARING TO HAVE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT AND NR 2 BEARING SEAL LEAKING. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED ENGINE. IT IS THOUGHT THE VIBRATION FROM THE NR 2 BEARING CAUSED A VIBRATION THAT RESONATED THROUGH THE LINE CAUSING THE LINE TO FAIL.