Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 24, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Manifold
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING OUT OF THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST AS WELL AS FUEL LEAKING ON THE TARMAC. INSPECTION CONFIRMED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE BYPASS DUCT AND LATER IDENTIFIED A LEAKING FUEL MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED WITH THE LATEST CONFIGURATION BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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