What was found
AFTER STARTING NR 2 ENGINE WITH BLEEDS SELECTED ON, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND WASTE FUEL DRAIN LINE LEAKING IN NR 2 COMBUSTOR SECTION. INSTALLED TEMPORARY FLEX LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MP&P 20.1.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2007
- Submitted
- January 18, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N827EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 390
- Aircraft time
- 29,982 hours, 33,016 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- DSC1975
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 29,982 hours, 33,016 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.