Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15503
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC72
Aircraft time
30,712 hours, 40,369 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
3,272 hours, 15,520 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
3040637
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,272 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE, DUE TO A PREVIOUS FAILURE IN WHICH THE AN ENG LOST POWER & LEAKED FUEL, THE LT ENG WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CHAFED ENG FUEL TUBE, PN 3040637. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF CHAFING THE FUEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINE WAS FOUND TO BE CONTACTING THE STARTER GEN COOLING DUCT.

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