What was found
FUEL COKING MATERIAL IN THE FUEL MANIFOLD LABYRINTH SEAL AREA CAUSED SEIZURE BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND FUEL INJECTION WHEEL. ENGINE WILL NOT ROTATE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2008
- Submitted
- April 29, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N111AK
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 3092
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 0292208230
- Part serial
- 486B
- Condition
- Coked
- Location
- Fuel System
- 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.