SDR 95ZZZX1097

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
January 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8295Q
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20603156
Part
Line
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Tip Tank Fuel
Part time
1,000 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF ACFT, LT WING TIP FUEL TANK (FLINT AERO) FUEL LINE TO TRANSFER PUMP FOUND TO HAVE FUEL STAINS IN SEVERAL PLACES & WAS WET TO THE TOUCH. UPON REMOVAL OF FUEL LINE FOR INSP, FOUND SEVERAL PIN HOLES IN AREAS OF THE FUEL STAINS & CORROSION WAS PRESENT INSIDE. FLINT AERO NOTIFIED & SAMPLES OF TUBING WHERE THE PIN HOLES WERE FOUND WERE SENT TO THEM AT THEIR REQUEST. BOTH LT AND RT WING FUEL LINES FORM THE WING TIP FUEL TANK TO TRANSFER PUMPS WERE REPLACED. PART WAS INSTALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 AND ONE-HALF YEARS (AMPH. AIRCRAFT).

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