Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
June 1, 2010
Submitted
June 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610HG
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760016
Aircraft time
16,022 hours, 32,582 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Engine time
10,955 hours
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
23077067
Part serial
1VN03777
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
5,413 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD A LOW POWER INDICATION. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME BASE. ON INSP BY MX IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL NOZZLE HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED.