Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
August 16, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
12,939 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Transmitter
Part number
FT100EI
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Pressure
Part time
4,000 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A DROP IN FUEL PRESSURE/FLOW AND IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND FLAMED OUT. PILOT TRIED TO RE-START THE ENGINE AND USE THE EMERGENCY POWER LEVER WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER A SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A LAKE, HE NOTICED A MAJOR FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COWLINGS. WHILE PUTTING FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, AN AME INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER SIGHT WINDOW WAS POPPED OUT AND FUEL LEAK OUT THEN CAUSING THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE TRANSMITTER WAS BY-PASSED, ENGINE GROUND RUN, ALL PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL.