Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
October 22, 2013
Submitted
January 10, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N622
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10003
Aircraft time
3,054 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Transmitter
Part number
D2522B
Part serial
1910
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
172 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A BLUE FUEL STAIN ON HORIZONTAL FIREWALL WAS FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT. FURTHER EXAMINATION WITH A LIGHT AND INSPECTION MIRROR, AND OBSERVING AN ONGOING DRIP EVERY 35 SECONDS, EASILY CONFIRMED THAT FUEL WAS COMING FROM CENTER STUD, WHERE WIRE TERMINAL RING ATTACHES, ON FUEL TRANSMITTER.