Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 20, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
12,388 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Hose
Part number
330995F100270
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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 APPROACH INTO AIRPORT CREW HAD LOW PRESSURE FUEL LIGHT COME ON AND FUEL FLOW GAUGE FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES THEN ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ENG WAS FEATHERED AND SECURED, AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX CHECKED ENG FOR LEAKS THEN TRIED A RESTART AND ENGINE FIRED UP WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. ACFT WAS THEN RUN UP TO MAX PWR AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORNAL. ALL FUEL SCREENS AND FILTERS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. ALL FLEX FUEL HOSES WERE REMOVED AND INSPECTED. THE TWO FUEL HOSES CONNECTED TO LOW FUEL PUMP WERE FOUND TO HAVE THE RUBBER DELAMINATING. HOSES WERE JUST 5 YEARS OLD. NEW HOSES WERE INSTALLED AND ENG RUN UP AND CHECKED FOR OPS. ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. FUEL HOSE PN 330995F10-0250, PN 330997F10-0270.