Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
August 18, 2008
Submitted
August 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0419
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Worn
Location
Fuel Nozzle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, K
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLT 7665 BLI TO ORS: THE ENG LOST POWER AND WENT TO LOW IDLE. AFTER STOPPING THE ODOR OF FUEL COULD BE DETECTED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE OF THE FUEL TRANSFER TUBES BETWEEN FUEL NOZZLES 9 & 10 BACKED OUT OF NOZZLE 9. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBE RETAINER AND REINSTALLED THE TRANSFER TUBES WITH NEW O-RINGS. (S)

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