Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
January 19, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
9,873 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A20
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT ONLY STARTED AFTER A HIGH POWER APPLICATION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THE O-RING HAD PARTIALLY DISPLACED FROM AROUND THE DISCHARGE FILTER BOWL AND A GAP WAS NOTED BETWEEN THE BOWL AND THE PUMP HOUSING. AFTER FURTHER TESTING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DISCHARGE FILTER BOWL COULD BE REASSEMBLED WITH NOT ENOUGH CLOSURE BETWEEN THE PUMP HOUSING AND THE BOWL TO RETAIN THE O-RING IN ITS PROPER POSITION.