SDR 2011FA0000235

Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date: March 28, 2011
Submitted: April 8, 2011
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N700KP
Make and model: Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial: 228
System (JASC): 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
Part: Tee Fitting
Condition: Obstructed
Location: Fuel System
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT OT -0- INFLIGHT. `FUEL PRESSURE LOW, ANNUNCIATOR REMAINED UNLIT. NO OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS NOTED. CLEANED ORIFICE IN PLUMBING TEE, ADJACENT TO FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, AND NORMAL INDICATION WAS RESTORED. THIS IS A RECURRING DIFFICULTY.

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