Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Beech 35B33

Difficulty date
November 20, 2003
Submitted
January 12, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N930Q
Make and model
Beech 35B33
Aircraft serial
CD388
Aircraft time
3,300 hours
Engine
Cont IO550B
Part
O-Ring
Part number
STCSA01110CH
Condition
Cracked
Location
Quick Drain
Part time
3,300 hours
Component
Quick Drain
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

DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT IDENTIFIED SEEPAGE FROM LT WING QUICK DRAIN. FLUSHING DID NOT REVEAL DEBRIS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED LEAK, AND DID NOT ARREST LEAK. QUICK DRAIN INSTALLED 2 YEARS PRIOR DURING FUEL CELL REPLACEMENT. ON DISASSEMBLY, IDENTIFIED THAT THE O-RING WAS SEVERELY DISTRESSED, AND COVERED WITH CRACKS, PROVIDED THE CORRECT O-RINGS AS REPLACEMENTS. REQUESTED TO FILE SDR, SO OWNER FILING SDR TO IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE FOR TRENDING. NOT A FLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE - LEAK WAS MINOR. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THE WRONG O-RINGS WERE PROVIDED WITH QUICK DRAINS BY OEM. PART NUMBER UNKNOWN.

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