What was found
FOUND FUEL RETURN LINE LEAKING THROUGH THE STEEL BRAID. HOSE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH THIS TYPE HOSE IS APPROVED FOR FUEL, AVIATION FUEL SEEMS TO DETERIOATE IT. HOSE HAS STEEL BRAID EXTERIOR.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2001
- Submitted
- April 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5VA
- Make and model
- Cessna U206F
- Aircraft serial
- U20603223
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 1560014S290
- Part serial
- 1Q98
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- 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.