Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 18, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER FUEL NOZZLES WERE CHANGED, A CLEAR SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM NR 2 ENGINE COWL, THAT APPEARED TO WORSEN. CREW THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE. ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, ALL FUEL NOZZLES, RINGS FOR THE TRANSFER TUBES WERE REPLACED. ENGINE GROUND RUNS CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FUEL OBSERVED FROM THE DRAIN.