SDR 95ZZZX4465

Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N12549
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500501
Part
Tube
Part number
65235537
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel Tank
Part time
6,421 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF FUEL LEVEL LOW LIGHT, LEFT SIDE, FOUND BOOST PUMP WIRE HARNESS HAD CHAFED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 20-25 PERCENT OF WALL THICKNESS OF ALUMINUM TUBE, PN 6526355-37 (FIG. 01, ITEM 10, CHAPTER 28-20-00 IPB), AND INSULATION OF HARNESS WORN THROUGH SLIGHTLY TO SHIELDING. REPLACED TUBE AND SEALED INSULATION PER CESSNA TECH REP. ACFT TT: 6421.1 HRS.

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