Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
April 9, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft time
4,116 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
3G2810V00551
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DEFECT: RH FUEL DRAIN DRIPPING FUEL WHEN SAMPLED. RECTIFICATION: FOUND DRAIN VALVE MISSING FROM ASSEMBLY. DRAIN ASSEMBLY REPLACED REF 39-A-28-11-05-00A-720-A-A. SAFETY REPORT SUBMITTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL: C-XXXX HAD FUEL LEAK FROM RH FUEL TANK DRAIN VALVE. REMOVED U/S VALVE AND DISCOVERED POPPET SPRING MISSING. REPLACED VALVE ASSEMBLY, FUEL LEAK STOPPED. MAINTENANCE MANUAL ONLY MENTIONS SPRING IN A NOTE AND DOESN`T SHOW PROPER BREAKDOWN OF THE ASSEMBLY IN NEITHER THE AMP NOT THE IPD. REFER TO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED. (TC# 20190411008)

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