Service difficulty report · Cap · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 11, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
11,116 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Part
Cap
Part number
1019200931
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Fuel Purge
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER RUNNING-UP THE ENGINES BY MAINTENANCE ACAS, IT WAS NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST AFTER SHUTDOWN. INVESTIGATING LEAD TO CHECKING THE PURGE TANK AND VALVE SYS. UPON OPENING THE SIDE COWLING IT WAS FOUND THAT 1 END-CAP OF THE PURGE TANK HAD COMPLETELY COME OFF THE TANK, EXPOSING THE INSIDE OF THE TANK.

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