Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
December 13, 2016
Submitted
January 16, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N128BR
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0231
Aircraft time
7,056 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
1,014 hours
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
99102011
Part serial
6134
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Transfer
Part time
7,056 hours
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

TO BALANCE FUEL IN FLIGHT, LEFT FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE MOVED FROM LEFT MAIN TO RIGHT MAIN. BOTH FUEL BOOST PUMPS REMAINED ON. AFTER FUEL LEVELS BALANCED, LEFT FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE MOVED TO POINT BACK TO LEFT MAIN TANK. LEFT MAIN FUEL INDICATED QUANTITY DECREASED RAPIDLY CAUSED BY UN-COMMANDED CROSSFEED FROM LEFT MAIN TO RIGHT ENGINE. RIGHT MAIN QUANTITY INCREASED. FUEL LEVELS WOULD EQUALIZE OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE CROSSFEED LINES AND FUEL SELECTOR VALVES. SUSPECTED LEFT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO BE LEAKING INTERNALLY. BOTH FUEL SELECTOR VALVES AND FUEL CROSSFEED SHUTOFF VALVES OVERHAULED.

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