Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle

Difficulty date
January 15, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, 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 APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED ENGINE FIRE WARNING. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FIRE HANDLE PULLED. THE FIRE WARNING WENT OUT AND THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY SINGLE ENGINE. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A LOOSE FUEL NOZZLE MANIFOLD CONNECTION. NOT RELATED TO ENGINE MFG RECOMMENDS THE SDR BE CLOSED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.