Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #58415
From: paul miller <paul@tbm700.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Check Andair Banjo Fittings
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 08:32:49 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Just a note regarding the Andair fuel system fittings.  On my Legacy, there had been a infrequent smell of Avgas on approach when the gear went down.  I thought it was the venting on the wing bottom having spotted traces of blue from the naca vent.  More recently, I detected the smell on the ground when I would open the canopy.

During the latest condition inspection I removed the sides covering the Andair in/out ports to find the left return banjo covered in blue stain.  The A&P reported is was loose and retorqued to the Andair spec.   None of the 4 Banjo fittings were lockwired and the Andair spec shows that they should be.  I have 422 hours on the airframe.

http://www.andair.co.uk/pdfs/BFI20.pdf

Paul
Spruce Creek  
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