What was found
PILOT REPORTED FUEL DRIPPING OUT OF COWLING ON SHUT DOWN. REMOVAL OF COWLING AND GROUND RUN OF ENGINE REVEALED FRACTURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FCU TO FUEL NOZZLE DELIVERY TUBE. TUBE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2004
- Submitted
- September 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N121LH
- Make and model
- Piper PA42720
- Aircraft serial
- 425501049
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A61
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 3032791
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Fuel Control
- Part time
- 3,788 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.