Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 25, 2015
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N287SL
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
0502
Aircraft time
580 hours, 335 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON LEG FROM PUW TO ESN, FUEL WOULD NOT TRANSFER FROM CENTER TANK TO WING. DIVERT TO ICT. FOUND EXCESSIVE MATERIAL IN LEFT HAND WING. REMOVED SEALER AND DEBRIS IN THE LEFT HAND WING BAYS. DETERMINED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS POSSIBLY BLOCKING FUEL EJECTOR PUMP AND TRANSFER FLOAT VALVE. TEXTRON BELIEVED A BAD BATCH OF SEALER IS TO BLAME.

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