What was found
STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING DISCOVERED A CRACKED FCU RETURN FUEL TUBE BELOW THE NR 1 ENGINE DECK.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2019
- Submitted
- March 29, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N659AM
- Make and model
- Agusta A109E
- Aircraft serial
- 11506
- Aircraft time
- 5,893 hours, 17,092 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2K1
- Engine time
- 5,477 hours, 17,092 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 109061448101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 5,893 hours, 17,092 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.