Service difficulty report · Line · Hawbee 4000

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hawbee 4000
Engine
Pwc PW308A
Part
Line
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) CUSTOMER REPORTED FUEL LEAK INBOARD IGNITER AREA. DURING WET MOTORING TEST FOUND FUEL COMING FROM BRAIDED FUEL LINE NEXT TO THE IGNITER GUIDE BOSS. PARTICULAR FUEL LINE IS CRIMPPED AND APPEARS TO BE BUBBLING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CRIMP. AS FUEL PRESSURE RISES FUEL APPEARS TO BE SQUIRTING DIRECTLY FROM THE HOSE WALL. CUSTOMER REQUESTED FOR MRT SUPPORT TO REPLACE FUEL MANIFOLD. MRT REPLACED THE THE MANIFOLD, ENGINE RTS. NOTE: THE FLEXIBLE FUEL MANIFOLD WAS DAMAGED FROM HOT P3 AIR ESCAPING OUT OF THE IGNITOR PLUG PORT AFTER THE IGNITOR WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE FUEL MANIFOLD DAMAGE EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK.