What was found
DURING TEST FLIGHT WITH BLOWERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ON AN EXTREME ODOR OF JET FUEL COMES THROUGH ACFT. FOUND FUEL LEAK AT RT FUEL FILTER BOWL REPLACED O-RING. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SMELL.
- Difficulty date
- June 22, 2010
- Submitted
- June 24, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N87557
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE246
- Aircraft time
- 27,275 hours, 32,159 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- MS29513233
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Filter
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.