Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 23, 2004
Submitted
June 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
511
Aircraft time
12,731 hours, 18,187 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Valve
Part number
AV24B1319D3
Part serial
MT10706S
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fuel
Part time
10,942 hours, 15,741 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

SEA - FLIGHT 2065 - FUEL WAS NOTED DRIPPING FROM THE FORWARD FUEL DOOR AT A RATE OF 11 DRIPS PER MINUTE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THE REFUEL / DEFUEL VALVE LEAKING. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. THE CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.