Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
April 3, 2014
Submitted
April 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105TB
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
31
Aircraft time
11,203 hours, 8,035 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
38301562
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Apu
Part time
2,898 hours, 1,821 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36150J
Component part number
38002121
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ON GROUND WITH APU RUNNING, A MAJOR FUEL LEAK WAS SEEN COMING OUT THE REAR FUSELAGE. APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN FUEL LINE AT ONE OF THE FUEL NOZZLES. THE FUEL WAS SPRAYING INSIDE THE APU ENCLOSURE AND LEAKING OUT FUSELAGE ACCESS PANELS AND DRAINS. HAZMAT CREWS WERE CALLED TO CLEAN UP THE FUEL SPILL. THIS IS A MODIFIED GII WITH A GTCP36-150J, APU.