Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
8063154
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine Fuel
Part time
2,598 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE 2 START SELECTED, NO FUEL FLOW INDICATION IN FLIGHT DECK SO START ABORTED. GROUND CREW NOT ON HEADSET BUT RECEIVED NO ABNORMAL HAND SIGNALS. SECOND START ATTEMPT MADE WITH SAME RESULT. AFTER PHONE CALL, THIRD START ATTEMPT MADE USING GROUND POWER BUT AGAIN NO FUEL FLOW AND NO HAND SIGNALS FROM GROUND CREWMAN. AT THIS POINT CABIN CREW ADVISED OF PROBLEM AND CAPTAIN WENT TO VISUALLY INSPECT ENGINE. ON ROUNDING NOSE CAPTAIN NOTICED SIGNIFICANT LEAK OF FLUID CLEARLY VISIBLE POURING FROM INBD SIDE OF RT NACELLE. FLUID IDENTIFIED AS FUEL AND CAPTAIN IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED SUPPORT FROM AIRFIELD FIRE AND OPS STAFF. AIRFIELD FIRE CREW CONTAINED LEAK ON APRON AND PLACED LARGE CONTAINED UNDER LEAK TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD AND ONCE FIRE CREW HAPPY PASSENGER ADVISED NOT TO USE MOBILE PHONES AND DISEMBARKED ONTO BUS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THIS CAPTAIN CONFIRMED CONDITION LEVER AT FUEL OFF AN PULLED THE NR 2 ENGINE, PULL FUEL/HYD OFF HANDLE, ENGINE FUEL FEED SHUTOFF VALVE INDICATED CLOSED ON OVERHEAD PANEL. HOWEVER, THIS HAD NO EFFECT AND FUEL CONTINUED TO LEAK AT THE SAME RATE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL FAULT RECTIFIED. THE CREW ESTIMATE THAT APPROXIMATELY 60 LITERS OF FUEL DRAINED FROM THE NACELLE WITH THE SHUTOFF VALVE CLOSED. FMU REPLACED, FADEC REPLACED, FLOW DIVIDER WAS REPLACED.