Service difficulty report · Valve · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
November 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Valve
Part number
02925807
Condition
Leaking
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) REPLACED THIS VALVE, IT WAS THE 3RD ONE WE HAD REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE BEYOND LIMITS. ON GROUND RUN WITH TEST TOOL, WE FOUND THIS TO BE LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS. THE TREND WAS WITH AN O/H UNIT, IT WAS LEAKING. ALLOWABLE LEAKAGE RATE IS 3 DROPS PER MIN , AFTER THAT IT BECOMES A FLIGHT SAFETY PROBLEM. WE REQUESTED A BRAND NEW TSN.0.0 VALVE AT THIS TIME. WE DID PUT A TSN.0.0, VALVE ON AND IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. WE HAD 1.5 TO 2 DROPS PER MIN AFTER RUNNING FOR 20 MIN. WE ARE NOT SURE THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF OUR FUEL ODOR, BUT WAS LEAKING INTO THE P3 AIR SYSTEM.