What was found
DURING PRELIMINARY RUN AFTER ENGINE CHANGE FOUND LT ENGINE FUEL HEATER LEAKING FUEL. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R LT ENGINE FUEL HEATER AS IAW 73-15-61. LEAK CHECKED OK. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2012
- Submitted
- July 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72
- Aircraft serial
- 420
- Aircraft time
- 32,087 hours, 34,734 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7312 · Fuel Heater
- Part
- Heater
- Part number
- 10839F
- Part serial
- WA1583
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Engine
- 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.