SDR 95ZZZX4572

Service difficulty report · Overflow Valve · Wsk M18DROMADER

Difficulty date
July 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N168RA
Make and model
Wsk M18DROMADER
Aircraft serial
1Z01515
Part
Overflow Valve
Condition
Req Relabel
Location
Inst Panel
Part time
1,849 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT STATED DURING FLIGHT, LT WING FUEL LOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 15 MINS PRIOR TO FORCED LANDING ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENG FUEL STARVATION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED FUEL OVERFLOW VALVE BE RE-LABLED TO READ 'EMERGENCY CROSS-FEED VALVE' IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY DEPICT ITS FUNCTION AND IDENTIFY TO THE PILOT DURING AN EMERGENCY. ADD A PLACARD FWD OF VALVE ON RT INST PANEL IN COCKPIT CITING 'AFTER HAVING NOTICED UNEQUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION FROM THE WING TANKS, OPEN THE EMERGENCY CROSS-FEED VALVE (FUEL OVERFLOW VALVE) AND RECOVER AIRPLANE TO LEVEL FLIGHT OR BANK AIRPLANE TOWARDS THE WING WITH LESS FUEL TO QUICKLY EQUALIZE THE FUEL LEVEL IN BOTH TANKS'. NTSB ACCID NR CHI95LA221.

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