Service difficulty report · Hose · Amcnlg AL11

Difficulty date
March 31, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7732Z
Make and model
Amcnlg AL11
Aircraft serial
AL1010
Part
Hose
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel System
Part time
420 hours
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.

What was found

THESE FUEL LINES WERE CONNECTED TO QUANTITY INDICATORS FOR THE FUEL TANKS LOCATED AT THE WING ROOTS INSIDE THE FUSELAGE, 1 FOR EACH TANK, ARE A CLEAR SIGHT GLASS WITH INDICATOR MARKS TO SHOW THE VOLUME OF FUEL IN EACH TANK. THE LINES CONNECTING THE INDICATOR TO THE FUEL TANK WERE CLEAR PLASTIC ABOUT .2500" X 4" LONG. THE , 4 LINES, WERE HARDENED AND 1 HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE FUEL OFF TO THESE GAUGES IF THEY BREAK. THIS HAPPENED ON THE GROUND AND NOT IN THE AIR. IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN IN THE AIR IT COULD DRAIN BOTH FUEL TANKS OR CAUSE A FIRE AND CREATE AN EXTREME EMERGENCY.