Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Nozzle
Part number
6890917
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
242 hours
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) FUEL NOZZLE WAS SENT FOR CLEANING AND FLOW CHECK. THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS RETURNED SERVICEABLE. AFTER 66 HOURS OF SERVICE THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN AND THE CAUSE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE COMBUSTION LINER. THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS REINSTALLED AND AFTER 75 HOURS OF SERVICE, WHEN THE TURBINE WAS REMOVED A LARGE DEPOSIT OF CARBON WAS PRESENT IN THE COMBUSTION LINER. THE FUEL NOZZLE WAS AGAIN SENT FOR CLEANING AND THIS TIME THE NOZZLE WAS FOUND UNSERVICEABLE.