Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 16, 2004
Submitted
January 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
528
Aircraft time
10,731 hours, 15,397 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Poppet Valve
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE NACELLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AND RESEATED THE FUELING ADAPTER POPPET VALVE O-RING. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.