Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
March 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
28,772 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Tube
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Fuel Nozzles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, R
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) ON THE CLIMB, DURING THE WING INSPECTION CHECK, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE RT COWLING FROM AROUND THE EXHAUST STACKS AND PROPELLER RING. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR HIGH FUEL FLOW. THE CREW PERFORMED THE CHECKLIST ITEMS FOR A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN NO FURTHER SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO STONY RAPIDS. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FUEL TRANSFER TUBE BETWEEN 2 FUEL NOZZLES HAD BECOME UNSEATED DUE TO A DISTORTED RETAINING CLIP.

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