Service difficulty report · Fuel Rail · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
January 25, 2023
Submitted
February 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
010
Aircraft time
1,641 hours, 1,731 cycles
Engine
Lyc TIO540C1A
Engine time
1,676 hours, 1,761 cycles
Part
Fuel Rail
Part number
63P26360
Condition
Leaking
Part time
1,676 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FUEL SMELL DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND RIGHT ENGINE INBOARD FUEL RAIL LEAKING AT WELD IN VICINITY OF #2 CYLINDER INJECTOR AT MALE B NUT. THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. ENGINE MODEL NUMBER NOT LISTED IN SECTION 3. ENGINE MODEL TEO-540-C1A