Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
January 9, 2001
Submitted
January 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17WE
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277854118
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
35640023564001
Part serial
16811767
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
3,615 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AC WAS PUT IN UNHEATED HANGER WITH FULL FUEL TANKS, FOUND FUEL ON FLOOR UNDER BOTH WINGS, WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM OVERFLOW TUBES OF BOTH INBOARD FUEL TANKS WHICH WERE FULL. OUTBOARD TANKS WERE DOWN, ONLY CONNECTION BETWEEN IB AND OB TANKS IS THROUGH FUEL SELECTOR VALVES. FUEL SELECTOR VALVES WERE FOUND, WHEN IN OFF POSITION, FUEL FLOW WAS NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF TO ENG SIDE OF VLV. AC HAD RECENT ANNUAL INSP. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. VALVE LOCATION IN IB AFT OF FIREWALLS. VALVES REMOVED AND SENT TO DUKES, VALVE MFG. SUSPECT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE OF AC TO FIND DEFECT OF VALVES.

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