What was found
CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING ENGINE NOT TO START DUE TO COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT TURN.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2003
- Submitted
- February 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971AE
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 3230
- Aircraft time
- 1,605 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7100 · Powerplant System
- Part
- Distributor
- Part number
- 0292217030
- Part serial
- 339B
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.