Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
March 31, 2016
Submitted
April 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ023
Aircraft time
22,870 hours, 49,243 cycles
Engine
Lyc AL5512
Engine time
10,334 hours, 75,244 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
216095038AND37
Part serial
434AND216A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING IN-FLIGHT AT END OF DAYS OPERATIONS AT HOVER. MECHANIC CONFIRMED FIRE AFTER ACFT WAS SET DOWN. FIRE AT 12:00 ON TOP AND BACK OF BURNER CAN. AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, THE FIRE WENT OUT. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. NO EVIDENCE OF CRACKING FOUND BUT SOOT WAS EVIDENT AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION ON FUEL MANIFOLD. PRIOR TO START UP, IN TEST CELL, FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE FUEL MANIFOLD COVER PLATES, IPC, REV 3, FIG 9, SHEET 6, ITEMS 131, 132, AND 133. START ATTEMPT ABORTED FOR FIRE CONCERNS. REMOVAL OF FUEL MANIFOLD COVER PLATES ITEMS 131 AND 133 REVEALED HARDENED AND CRACK PACKING, ITEM 132. REPLACED PACKING AND PERFORMED ENGINE TEST. NO FURTHER LEAKS.

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