Service difficulty report · Manifold · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 28, 2005
Submitted
August 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702SA
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3551
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Manifold
Part number
0292208230
Part serial
1498B
Condition
Carboned
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT ENGINE WASH, ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE DURING STARTER ENGAGEMENT. FOUND ENGINE COMPRESSOR DIFFICULT TO TURN BY HAND, BUT COULD TURN USING FORCE. SUSPECTED FUEL COKING OF THE FUEL MANIFOLD LABRYNTH SEAL. DISASSEMBLED ENGINE, CONFIRMED COKING OF THE LABRYNTH SEAL. INSTALLED OVERHAULED FUEL MANIFOLD, REASSEMBLED ENGINE. ENGINE FUNCTIONED NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. PROBABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. (K)