Service difficulty report · Line · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
May 15, 2010
Submitted
May 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
113
Aircraft time
4,016 hours, 2,520 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hmu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK ICAS MESSAGE ANNUNCIATION 10 MIN BEFORE INITIAL DESCENT. MONITORED FUEL FOR 15 MIN & NOTED A 150 LB LOW IMBALANCE IN LT WING. REBALANCED FUEL & AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 15 MIN, NOTED ANOTHER 150 LB LOW IMBALANCE IN LT WING. TAXIED ONTO RAMP FUEL LEAKING FROM VENT IN BOTTOM OF LT ENGINE. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM LINE AT HMU FROM FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER. 1 ATTACH BOLT MISSING & OTHER ATTACH BOLT LOOSE, ALLOWING FUEL LINE TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM HMU. INSPECTED LINE & NO DAMAGE NOTED. INSTALLED NEW O-RING ON LINE & INSTALLED ON HMU USING NEW BOLTS. OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 73-10-01.