What was found
ENGINE HARD TO ROTATE FOR START DUE TO FUEL COKING IT. THE INJECTION MANIFOLD LABYRINTH SEAL. (K)
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2006
- Submitted
- October 20, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N111AK
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 3092
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 02922008230
- Part serial
- 176T3
- Condition
- Coked
- Location
- Labyrinth Seal
- 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.