Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Cessna 210C

Difficulty date
July 19, 2003
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3611Y
Make and model
Cessna 210C
Aircraft serial
21058111
Engine
Cont IO470S
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,544 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENG BECAME ROUGH, THEN FAILED ENTIRELY. RESTART WAS ACHIEVED, LANDING MADE. FOLLOWING DAY ENG STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, UP TO FULL STATIC RPM. ALL SUMPS WERE DRAINED, ALL FUEL FILTERS INSPECTED, ALL TANK VENTS CHECKED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION, BLOCKAGE, OR WATER. FLIGHT BACK TO BASE AIRPORT WAS UNEVENTFUL. INVESTIGATION PRODUCED NO EVIDENT CAUSE UNTIL SOLENOID WAS REMOVED FROM VAPOR/FUEL RETURN LINE BETWEEN ENG-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SELECTOR WAS CAPABLE OF STICKING IN CLOSED OR NEARLY-CLOSED POSITION. THIS HAPPENED DURING ENG STARTING ON SUBJECT FLIGHT AND CAUSED A VAPOR LOCK CONDITION TO DEVELOP. FUEL DELIVERY TO ENG WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN ENG-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILLED WITH VAPOR.

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