Service difficulty report · Line · Beech B200

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Line
Part number
3026779
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
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) ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN RAMP PERSONNEL NOTICED A MIST COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE INTO THE HANGAR AND STARTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. WITH THE ACFT FUEL BOOST PUMP SELECTED ON, A MIST OF FUEL WAS NOTICED COMING FROM A FUEL LINE, PN 3026779, COMING OFF THE FCU. THE LINE WAS REMOVED AND PRESSURE TESTED WITH SHOP AIR AND A CRACK WAS DETECTED AROUND ONE OF THE FLARES ON THE LINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS GROUNDED UNTIL A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED.

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