Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
May 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft time
20,313 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1153000
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A MAINTENANCE RUN, A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FOM THE INBD L/E. THE L/E WAS REMOVED AND FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE COMING FROM THE MOTIVE FLOW PRESSURE SWITCH LOCATED IN THE FORWARD WING SPAR. A BENCH TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH COMPRESSED AIR AND THE LEAKAGE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE CASE OF THE SWITCH ASSY, UNDERNEITH THE METAL PART IDENTIFICAITON TAG. A NEW SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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