Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 206H

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
June 20, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N950HP
Make and model
Cessna 206H
Aircraft serial
20608002
Engine
Lyc IO540AC1A5
Part
Line
Part number
125099016
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Press
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

**ISAAC, NADA, PART NAME, ETC.***FOUND FUEL PRESSURE LINE, PN 1250990-16, AND OIL PRESSURE LINE, PN 1250990-15, RUBBING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THESE LINES RUN FROM FUEL DISTRIBUTOR MANIFOLD TO RT REAR BAFFLE AND RT FRONT OIL PASSAGE TO RT REAR BAFFLE. OIL PRESSURE LINE IS CLAMPED TO PUSH ROD TUBES TWO PLACES. BOTH LINES WERE WORN THROUGH TO THE POINT OF LEAKING AT ANY TIME. THIS IS A NEW AIRCRAFT WITH 450 TOTAL HOURS. LINES NEED TO BE BENT SLIGHTLY AND REPOSITIONED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. NOTE: THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS SOON AS THE NEXT FLIGHT. (X)

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