Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 27, 2023
Submitted
February 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26VW
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
478
Aircraft time
11,273 hours, 10,926 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67B
Engine time
9,516 hours, 9,826 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS3209009
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
1 hours
Component
Inlet Adaptor A · Pwc
Component part number
311985601
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FUEL INLET ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN-UP AND LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. HOWEVER, A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED THE FOLLOWING DAY UNDER THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. INSPECTION DISCLOSED THAT ONE OF THE O-RINGS USED TO INSTALL THE FLOW DIVIDER TO THE ENGINE CASE WAS BROKEN. A NEW O-RING WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. NOTE, THE O-RING WAS NOT "PINCHED" DURING INITIAL ASSEMBLY. THE INLET ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY WAS OVERHAULED BY HERITAGE TURBINES, INC., WO RO-6427-PC12, WHO SUPPLIED THE O-RINGS.