What was found
PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN DUE TO A MAJOR FUEL LEAK SIGHTED COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE. REPLACED FUEL LINE FROM FCU TO TOP OF START CONTROL.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2007
- Submitted
- March 15, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N251SA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6
- Aircraft serial
- 524
- Aircraft time
- 22,116 hours, 40,948 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A27
- Engine time
- 2,250 hours, 6,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Fuel Line
- Part number
- 3011857
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 2,250 hours, 6,836 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.