Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1553C
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC24
Aircraft time
43,452 hours, 41,843 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Engine time
6,693 hours, 22,224 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
3040637
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
6,693 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

NUMBER 1 ENG FUEL LINE, PN 3040637, WAS INSPECTED & FOUND TO HAVE CHAFING THAT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. WE HAVE ELECTED TO INSPECT ALL OF OUR ACFT FOR THIS DEFECT & HAVE DISCOVERED OTHERS REQUIRING PART REPLACEMENT. SB 13250R1, OPTIONAL, ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM & WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON ENGS THAT ARE APPLICABLE. NOTED THAT THE NR 1 ENG IS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DEFECT DUE TO THE ROUTING OF THE STARTER GEN HOSE, PN 115167CXX160706. THIS INSPECTION WAS GEN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL LINE NOTED ABOVE ON ANOTHER ACFT IN WHICH THE AFFECTED ENG EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS & FUEL LEAKAGE AS NOTED ON SDR EPUA20150428001.

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