Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Frchld SA227CC

Difficulty date
October 28, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227CC
Aircraft time
25,528 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
2764065011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Bowl
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, 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) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AS LT ENGINE COULD NOT MAKE FULL POWER. LT ENGINE FUEL BOWL TEE FITTING FOUND CRACKED. FITTING REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ALSO CONNECTOR PLUG WIRE CONTROLLING THE BYPASS VALVE WAS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME.