What was found
HOSE SEPARATED AT THE FUEL LINE END. PILOT WAS INFLATING BALLOON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NEW HOSES WERE INSTALLED ON 7/27/2006. THE BALLOON HAD BEEN FLOWN TWICE, WITH A TOTAL OF 2.0 HOURS ON NEW HOSES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2006
- Submitted
- October 17, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2203B
- Make and model
- Balwks FIREFLY715
- Aircraft serial
- F7B2009
- System (JASC)
- 5102 · Balloon Reports
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 34285
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Fuel Sys
- Part time
- 2 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.