Service difficulty report · Nipple · Bbavia 7ECA

Difficulty date
March 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bbavia 7ECA
Part
Nipple
Part number
112B
Condition
Worn
Location
Firewall
Part time
5,936 hours
Component
20911
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) GASCOLATOR FOUND LOOSE IN ITS MOUNTING BRACKET. NIPPLE REMOVED AND FOUND CHAFED 90 TO 95 PERCENT THROUGH THE WALL FROM THE FIREWALL AS THE NIPPLE PASSES THROUGH A HOLE IN FIREWALL. DESIGN OF GASCOLATOR DOES NOT PERMIT USE OF BULKHEAD FITTING TO SECURE UNIT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE FIREWALL.