What was found
CHECK VALVE, GRAVITY/SUPPLY LINE FOUND STUCK OPEN ALLOWING FUEL DISPLACEMENT FROM HEADER TANK. AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT 03/07/03
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2003
- Submitted
- July 19, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N522RF
- Make and model
- Piper PA46500TP
- Aircraft serial
- 4697119
- Aircraft time
- 308 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A42
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Check Valve
- Part number
- 102487
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 308 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.