Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
May 9, 2012
Submitted
June 1, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N545ND
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
17210857
Aircraft time
2,724 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
173 hours
Part
Hose
Part number
124F0014CR0370
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
173 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE HAD SLIGHT VIBRATIONS ON DOWNWIND, THROTTLE WAS ADDED WITH VIBRATION INCREASE. ENGINE DIED ON FINAL AND ACFT GLIDED TO RUNWAY SAFELY. ENGINE RESTARTED BUT WOULD NOT RUN WELL. ON INSPECTION, THE FUEL SERVO TO FLOW DIVIDER FUEL HOSE WAS FOUND TO HAVE EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. HOSE WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE WAS RUN AND FOUND TO RUN SMOOTHLY WITH NO VIBRATIONS. TESTING OF THE HOSE FOUND THAT NO LEAKS WERE PRESENT WHEN HIGH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED BUT WHEN PRESSURE WAS BLEDED IT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LEAKING AROUND COLLAR WHERE FITTING IS SWEDGED TO THE HOSE. THE PROBLEM AREA IS COVERED BY FIRE SLEEVE WHICH WOULD DELAY ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE.

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