What was found
(CAN) FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH, FOUND TO LEAK DURING A 300HR CAUTION LIGHT FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH TEST. UNIT WAS THEN DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND THE BLUE SILICONE COATING ON THE DIAPHRAGM WAS TORN.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2016
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft time
- 10,265 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Pressure Switch
- Part number
- 369H81445
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine Fuel
- Part time
- 469 hours
- 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.