Service difficulty report · Wire · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
January 6, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508CF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11103
Aircraft time
4,830 hours, 17,033 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
R

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

What was found

THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON CLIMB-OUT AND SHOWED NO FUEL PRESSURE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE FUEL PRESSURE REAPPEARED AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BASE. ONCE SAFELY ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED IN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED, TEST FLIGHT COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THAT TIME.

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