Service difficulty report · Manifold · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
May 12, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111AK
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft serial
3092
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Manifold
Part number
0292208230
Part serial
1948B
Condition
Coked
Location
Fuel Injection
Part time
7,561 hours
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.

What was found

AC WOULD NOT START FOR MID-DAY FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THAT ENGINE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT ROTATE. ASSUMED FROM PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ENGINES THAT THIS WAS BEING CAUSED BY FUEL COKING ON THE INJECTION MANIFOLD. THIS WAS CONFIRMED DURING ENGINE DISASSEMBLY BY MFG TECH. (K)