SDR 95ZZZX6445

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna R182

Difficulty date: November 2, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N4649T
Make and model: Cessna R182
Aircraft serial: R18201724
System (JASC): 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
Part: Hose
Part number: S14956
Condition: Leaking
Location: Fuel System
Part time: 2,583 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

HOSE USED AS COUPLING BETWEEN RIGID FUEL LINES MADE OF ALUMINUM TUBING, FOUND BADLY DETERIORATED AND LEAKING FUEL. THIS LINE IS LOCATED AT PILOT'S WINDSHIELD POST AND LINE IS ROUTED ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. ANY SPARKS COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION. (PARTS CATALOG, FIGURE 96A, SHEETS 1 AND 2.)

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