SDR 2552

Service difficulty report · Fuel · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 7, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N64LV
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600345
Aircraft time
3,140 hours, 2,977 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
3,140 hours, 2,977 cycles
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Tanks
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AC WAS LT OUTSIDE DURING COLD PERIOD, OAT 10F, ENGINES WERE STARTED, IDLED FOR 15-20 MIN TO WARM UP. UPON TAXI OUT, RT ENGINE HAD UNCOMMANDED SHUTDOWN. MAINT CHECKED BOTH ENGINES AND AIRFRAME FUEL FILTERS WITH NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION FOUND. FURTHER TESTING OF THE FUEL REVEALED A PRIST LEVEL OF .21. NORMAL LEVEL SHOULD BE .10 TO .15. FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED, NEW FUEL ADDED, RUN-UP AND LEAK CHECK PERFORMED OK. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTIFIED LAST 4 FBOS OF POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR FUEL. 3 OF THE FBO'S TESTED THEIR FUEL RIGHT AWAY WITH GOOD READINGS, LAST FBO WHERE FUELED CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT TEST THEIR FUEL. 1 WEEK LATER THAT FBO INFORMED ME THAT THEY TESTED THEIR FUEL AND IT WAS OK.