What was found
FUEL COKING DEPOSITS FORMED IN FUEL INJECTION MANIFOLD AIR/FUEL LABRYNTH SEAL, CAUSING DRAG ON AXIAL ROTATING COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE ASSY, PREVENTING THE START SEQUENCE OF THE ENGINE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2008
- Submitted
- April 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N112AK
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3254
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 0292208230
- Part serial
- 980B
- Condition
- Coked
- Location
- Fuel Injection
- Part time
- 10,364 hours
- Component
- Module 3 · Tmeca
- Component part number
- 70BM035420
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.