Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
November 25, 2009
Submitted
November 25, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N353MC
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281622
Aircraft time
644 hours
Part
Line
Part number
070080414
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Feed
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

COPILOT’S RUDDER PEDDLE COVER IS CHAFING INTO THE FUEL LINE. THIS CHAFING IS CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE OF THE RUDDER PEDDLE COVER AND THE FUEL LINE. THE SAME CONDITION HAS BEEN FOUND ON 2 OTHER ACFT, SN 1821675 AND SN 1821622. WE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY TRIMMING THE RUDDER PEDDLE COVER PN 0719085-4 FOR POSITIVE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND COVER ON ALL 3 ACFT. THE FUEL LINE ON 1821675 REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CHAFE DAMAGE BEYOND LIMITS.

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