Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
March 23, 2013
Submitted
March 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145HN
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9302
Aircraft time
1,531 hours, 5,279 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
1,531 hours, 5,279 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
9794080201
Part serial
LOT136818
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Line
Part time
1 hours, 9 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AN ODOR OF FUEL IN THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND NOTICED THE ENGINE DECK HAD FUEL ON IT. DRIP FROM THE STARTING DRAIN VALVE DRAIN LINE. FOUND LEAK COMING FROM THE UNION BETWEEN THE STARTING DRAIN VALVE, AND IGNITION SOLENOID VALVE. FOUND O-RING HAD NOT PROPERLY SEATED. REMOVED O-RING, AND INSTALLED IT IAW MANUAL. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.