Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
June 5, 2004
Submitted
June 7, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N807ER
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40318
Aircraft time
282 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B
Engine time
282 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
3F20M
Condition
Separated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
282 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE FLT CREW MADE A FUEL TANK SELECTION CHANGE AND NOTICED THE FUEL WAS BURNING FROM THE PREVIOUS TANK EVEN THOUGH THE SELECTOR HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE NEW TANK. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR SHAFT HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE SELECTOR AT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE UNIVERSAL JOINT RETAINING PINS ARE PRESSED INTO THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BODY AND HAD BECOME LOOSE ALLOWING THEM TO FALL OUT. THIS SHAFT IS PART OF THE FUEL SELECTOR ASSEMBLY AND HAS NO UNIQUE P/N.

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