Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
June 18, 2002
Submitted
June 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120286
Aircraft time
22,114 hours, 29,972 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FUEL DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. FOUND CRACKED FUEL LINE AT HMU. REPLACED LINE. LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED HMU FUEL RETURN HOSE IAW EMB POWERPLANT BUILDUP 71-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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