Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922335
Aircraft time
78,468 hours, 24,224 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Press
Part time
78,468 hours, 24,224 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM KBWI TO BGTL THE NR 1 ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE NR 3 HIGH STAGE BLEED IN HIGH. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION TO THE TRANSMITTER. REPAIRED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND FUEL SMELL WAS ELIMINATED DURING THE ENGINE RUN, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO LEAK OR FUEL SMELL NOTED.

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