Service difficulty report · O Rings

Difficulty date
August 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
O Rings
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Nozzles
Part time
4,500 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O, B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING LANDING, PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN, FUMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE #1 ENGINE NACELLE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE ACTIVATED. INSPECTION REVEALED FOUR FUEL NOZZLE "O" RINGS DAMAGED. THE "O" RINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE "O" RINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.