Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
August 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
C6PF11573
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT HAD A FLAME-OUT WHILE SITTING AT FUEL TANKS TO TAKE ON FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 90 POUNDS OF FUEL LEFT IN AFT TANK. FLAPPER VALVE IN NR 5 TANK - THE COLLECTOR - FOUND LEAKING. GRAVITY LIKELY DRAINED THE COLLECTOR TANK CAUSING THE FUEL STARVATION.