Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
May 23, 2016
Submitted
May 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330AF
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB38
Aircraft time
31,489 hours, 45,575 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
114890241
Part serial
9111036
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 500
Part time
1,350 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
I, G

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM THE CABIN AREA. DEPRESSURIZED THE CABIN, USED OXYGEN & OPENED THE FRESH AIR VENTS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED THE ACFT, THE INSPECTION INCLUDED REMOVING THE CABIN FLOORBOARDS & INSPECTING FOR ANY SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKS INTO THE CABIN AREA. GND RUN OF THE ENGS WERE COMPLETED. NO FUEL LEAKS OR FUEL ODOR PRESENT. NO REPORTED FUEL ODOR ON THE RETURN FLIGHT. THE ACFT WAS RE-INSPECTED, THE FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF & LEAK CHECKED FOR 24 HRS, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. A GND RUN OF THE LT & RT ENGS WAS COMPLETED, THE ACFT WAS PRESSURIZED & NO FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. POST INSPECTION OF THE ACFT FOLLOWING THE GND RUN SHOWED A SMALL FUEL LEAK AT THE LT WING INBD CTR SECTION COLLECTOR TANK. THE COLLECTOR TANK, PN 114-389024-1, WAS REMOVED & FOUND A SMALL PIN HOLE LEAK IN THE BLADDER. THE BLADDER WAS REPLACED.

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