Service difficulty report · Fuel Heater · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 15, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
61,955 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Fuel Heater
Part number
WA17671
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING INSTALL OF FUEL HEATER ON #1 ENGINE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE MEDIA BLAST (GLASS BEAD) IN THE FILTER BOWL. THE UNIT WAS FLUSHED AND A NEW FILTER WAS INSTALLED. 2 ADDITIONAL UNITS FROM THE SAME VENDOR WERE REMOVED FROM STOCK AND INSPECTED AND BOTH UNITS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE MEDIA BLAST (GLASS BEAD) THESE UNITS WERE REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND RETURNED TO SUPPLIER. VENDOR HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM APPROVED VENDORS LIST. (TC# 20190703018)