Service difficulty report · Line · Beech 95C55

Difficulty date
June 27, 2009
Submitted
June 28, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N318D
Make and model
Beech 95C55
Aircraft serial
TE311
Aircraft time
3,750 hours
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Line
Part number
9632403887
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, PILOT SMELLED FUEL IN THE COCKPIT AND NON RATED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAW STREAM OF FUEL ON RT SIDE RUDDER PEDALS. PILOT RETURNED TO THE HANGAR TO HAVE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND RT SIDE RIGID ALUMINUM FUEL LINE THAT DELIVERS FUEL TO FUEL FLOW INDICATOR LEAKING. LINE WAS LOCATED ON RT SIDE OF ACFT FROM BULKHEAD FITTING TO AN AN JOINT FITTING BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. FOUND LINE WAS CHAFING ON DEFROSTER DUCTING. ALSO THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OF THE LINE IN THE AREA OF THE ABRASION CAUSING A PINHOLE IN THE LINE, LEAKING FUEL INTO THE CABIN. REPLACED LINE AND RETURN ACFT TO SERVICE.

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