Service difficulty report · Valve

Difficulty date
November 15, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Part
Valve
Part number
23056E60
Part serial
262
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Crossfeed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PART WAS RECEIVED TO REPLACE EXISTING PART DUE TIME CHANGE. WHEN PART WAS INSTALLED, PART FUNCTIONED FINE. WHEN FUEL WAS INTRODUCED TO SYSTEM FOR LEAK CHECK, UNIT WAS FOUND TO NOT HOLD SEAL. THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 VALVES FROM THE SAME FACILITY THAT HAVE LEAKED WHEN INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE. (K)