Service difficulty report · Fitting · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
January 27, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft time
6,497 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Part
Fitting
Part number
2764065011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Bowl
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) FUEL LEAK FOUND ON LT ENGINE WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN THE COWL WAS OPENED TO PERFORM REGULAR MX. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CRACKED FITTING LOCATED AT THE MAIN FUEL FILTER BOWL. FITTING REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC 20100201005)