What was found
THE RT FUEL FILTER ASSY SEPARATED FROM THE STANDPIPE DUE TO THE SNAP-RING BECOMING DISLODGED AND RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2007
- Submitted
- March 13, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N409S
- Make and model
- Cessna 500CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5000238
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D1A
- System (JASC)
- 2821 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/Strainer
- Part
- Fuel Filter
- Part number
- 99120154
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 10,045 hours
- Component
- Fuel System · Purolator
- Component part number
- 99120154
- 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.