Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
July 6, 2001
Submitted
July 30, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N960CM
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
0041
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Header Tank
Part time
31 hours
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

RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE FALLS TO ZERO WHEN RIGHT TANK WAS SELECTED. FOUND FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER WAS CORRECT, INBOARD TRANSMITTER MOUNTED IN THE HEADER TANK WAS GOING TO ZERO WHEN FUEL WAS BEING USED FROM THE RIGHT TANK. CAUSE: THE FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE WAS GLUED CLOSED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENG WOULD USE MORE FUEL THAN THE RATE THE HEADER TANK COULD FILL, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE ENGINE STOPPAGE.DURING REPAIRS IT WAS FOUND THE NORMAL OPERATING SYSTEM CAN NOT KEEP EITHER HEADER TANK FULL. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION IS NOT ACCURATE WHEN ENGINE IS USING FUEL FROM THAT TANK.

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