Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 16, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
35,629 hours, 39,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
304578101
Part serial
1BRT0755
Condition
Leaking
Location
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.

What was found

AFTER PARKING, THE GROUND CREW INFORMED THE CREW OF A LOT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF NR 2 ENGINE. FUEL WAS LEAKING WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT IDLE AND PUDDLE OF FUEL PRESENT UNDER ENGINE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R FUEL NOZZLE NR 1 & NR 2 ON RT ENG IAW PW 72-01-40. THE OPS AND LEAK CHECK WERE FOUND TO BE GOOD. NO LEAK DETECTED ALSO PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND OPS CHECK IAW W/C EX-055007-CS-20000-001. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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