What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED FUEL COMING FROM BEHIND ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LINE CHAFED THROUGH BY A NUTPLATE. THIS LINE WAS APPARENTLY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND SHOWED SEVERAL WEAR SPOTS.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N773EA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402B
- Aircraft serial
- 402B0544
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Fuel Line
- Part number
- 52001066
- Condition
- Chafe/Leak
- Location
- Firewall Aft
- Part time
- 10,152 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.