Service difficulty report · Line · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
February 24, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
9,687 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Line
Part number
301008030
Condition
Cracked
Location
Injector
Part time
132 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) AIRCRAFT START WAS ATTEMPTED AND ABORTED DUE TO THE ENGINE HANGING DURING START. UPON INVESTIGATION BY AN ENGINEER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT HAND START INJECTOR LINE WAS LEAKING AT THE BACK OF THE `B` NUT. ONCE REMOVED A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LINE STARTING AT THE BASE OF THE FLARE AND RUNNING BACK INTO THE TUBE PORTION. THE PIPE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PIPE FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, GROUND RUNS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CRACKED PIPE WAS INSTALLED NEW DEC 8 2018, AND HAD ONLY ACCUMULATED 132.4 HOURS TIME SINCE NEW. (TC# 20190301007)