SDR 95ZZZX647

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 182R

Difficulty date
January 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182R
Part
Hose
Part number
S14956
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuel Vent
Part time
1,427 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

FUEL STAIN WAS NOTED INSIDE COCKPIT ON RIGHT SIDE PANEL AT FORWARD DOOR POST. INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL LEAKAGE THROUGH DETERIORATED HOSE ON LOWER WYE BRANCH OF FUEL SYSTEM VENT LINE. THIS ALLOWED FUEL TO RUN DOWN DOOR POST INTO COCKPIT. EXAMINATION OF VENT LINE CONNECTING HOSE ON LEFT SIDE SHOWED SIMILAR CONDITION. THESE HOSES ARE UNDER PLASTIC TRIM BETWEEN DOOR POST AND WINDSHIELD AND ARE, THEREFORE, HARD TO SEE.

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