Service difficulty report · Hose · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
February 21, 2014
Submitted
February 28, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N201QT
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
240309
Aircraft time
4,500 hours
Part
Hose
Part number
1560033S0210
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FUEL LEAK UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. DURING INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE LINE FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS LEAKING SIGNIFICANTLY INTO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. FLEXIBLE LINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1991 AND WAS LEAKING DUE TO LOSS OF PERMEABILITY.

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