Service difficulty report · Sensor

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FUEL LEAK WAS OBSERVED OUTSIDE OF THE COWLING BY THE CREW, WHO ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. ACFT SAFELY LANDED WITH 1 ENGINE. DURING T/S, IT WAS NOTED FUEL TUBE WAS BROKEN AND THE FUEL TUBE IS REPLACED, BUT THIS IS NOT THE REASON FOR THE FUEL LEAK SINCE AFTER THE GROUND RUN CHECKS IT SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE INITIAL LEAK WAS DUE TO THE ACCUMULATED FUEL AFTER THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN, PRESSURE SENSOR, REPLACED AND THE FOUND SATISFACTORY.