SDR 96ZZZX4294

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
August 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N421RL
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C1081
Part
Line
Part number
51001107
Condition
Hole Chafed
Location
Rt Tank
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

WHILE C/W AD 95-09-13, THE FUEL LINE GOING TO THE FORWARD RIGHT WING INLET VALVE WAS FOUND NOT CENTERED GOING THROUGH A BULKHEAD THROUGH-HOLE. REMOVING THE LINE, A HOLE WAS FOUND CHAFED THROUGH. IF THE FUEL LEVEL HAD GONE BELOW THIS LINE, A FUEL STARVATION WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED. A NEW LINE WAS INSTALLED AND PROPER CLEARANNCE WAS ESTABLISHED. THIS AREA SHOULD BE CHECKED ANY TIME THE FUEL TANKS ARE OPENED.

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