SDR 96ZZZX3353

Service difficulty report · Valve · Univar 1082

Difficulty date
June 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9609K
Make and model
Univar 1082
Aircraft serial
1082609
Part
Valve
Part number
10844745
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fuel Selector
Part time
22 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE STUCK BETWEEN DETENTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM RT TO LT FUEL TANK. AFTER PUTTING BOTH HANDS ON VALVE HANDLE, THE PASSENGER AND PILOT WERE ABLE TO ROTATE THE VALVE TO THE LT TANK. DISASSEMBLED THE VALVE AND FOUND SCORING AND GALLING BETWEEN THE VALVE BODY AND ROTATING PLUG, 'FUEL LUBE' WAS PRESENT. SUBMITTER STATES THIS VALVE WAS MANUFACTURED POORLY, PERHAPS A FINISHING STEP WAS MISSED. THIS IS THE SECOND VALVE SEEN DO THIS IN 1 YEAR (ALSO A STINSON).