Service difficulty report · Tube

Difficulty date
May 14, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Dist
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) THE ACFT HAD LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM FARM AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY STOPPED THE ACFT WITHIN THE LENGTH OF THE AIRSTRIP. AN ENGINE GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE ENGINE COWLS REMOVED. DURING A TEST OF BLEED VALVE OPERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT NG, A FUEL VAPOR WAS SEEN TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE LEAKAGE WAS TRACED TO THE PRIMARY FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBE BETWEEN FUEL NOZZLES NR 9 AND NR 10. THE TRANSFER TUBE WAS PUSHED TOWARDS THE NR 10 NOZZLE AND THE O-RING WAS VISIBLE AT THE NR 9 FUEL NOZZLE. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LESS THAN 80 PERCENT NG CAUSED THE FUEL TO PASS AROUND THE O-RING AS FUEL VAPOR. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL MANIFOLD HARDWARE. THE INSTALLATION WAS CORRECTED AND THE ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.