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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Indianapolis, IN · October 31, 2001

Date: October 31, 2001 · 07:40 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1873
Reported as: Cessna 750

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Enroute the right fuel tank overfill light came on. Crew followed checklist, shut off transfer from fuselage tank. Fuel was seen leaking from both wing. An emergency was declared followed by an uneventful landing. Inspection on the ramp found fuel leaking from access panel near the fuel vent. Cessna sb 750-28-11 had recently been installed. The crew stated that Cessna said that they had been having some problems with the new installation. Original -1 surge tank float valves were reinstalled. The wichita aircraft certification office as made aware of the situation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE THE RIGHT FUEL TANK OVERFILL LIGHT CAME ON. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, SHUT OFF TRANSFER FROM FUSELAGE TANK. FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM BOTH WING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTION ON THE RAMP FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM ACCESS PANEL NEAR THE FUEL VENT. CESSNA SB 750-28-11 HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED. THE CREW STATED THAT CESSNA SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW INSTALLATION. ORIGINAL -1 SURGE TANK FLOAT VALVES WERE REINSTALLED. THE WICHITA AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE AS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION.