Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 15, 2019
Submitted
July 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1296Y
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1079
Aircraft time
9,547 hours, 17,157 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
1,981 hours, 3,887 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
312267804
Part serial
F66891
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
1,981 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS " UPON DEPARTING A STRONG ODOR OF POLISH OR FUEL BEGAN FILLING THE CABIN. AT FIRST WE BELIEVED IT WAS FUEL ON GLOVES OR A RAG. AS WE FLEW THE SMELL BE GREW IN STRENGTH AND THE PASSENGERS NOTED IT AS WELL. WE RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT/ ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AREA. MAINTENANCE PLANS ON REPLACING THE FCU AND FUEL PUMP. A TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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