Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
September 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
C6PF11573
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr5 Cell
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
K, O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB AFT FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE. EMERGENCY BOOST SELECTED AND THIS WORKED TEMPORARILY TO RESTORE FUEL PRESSURE, BUT LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN WITH ERRATIC FUEL FLOW. LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. INSPECTION FOUND THE FLAPPER VALVE IN THE NR5 FUEL COLLECTOR CELL WAS LEAKING AS IT WAS WORN. IN VIEW OF LOW FUEL LOAD AND NOSE UP ATTITUDE, EXCESSIVE GRAVITY DRAINED NR5 CELL AND LIKELY CAUSED STARVATION. SB 6/269 WHICH COVERS FLAPPER MALFUNCTION, HAD BEEN DONE.