SDR 97ZZZX1051

Service difficulty report · Valve Fitting · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
February 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N63851
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277854003
Part
Valve Fitting
Part number
4600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Crossfeed
Part time
2,700 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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND FUEL STAINS ON BELLY PAN. REMOVED, FOUND FUEL CROSSFEED FITTING CRACKED AND LEAKING. REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED VALVE AND REDUCER, CRACKED AT CORNER OF HEX ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND OTHER CRACKS JUST ON INSIDE OF THREADS NOT ON OUTSIDE OF HEX. THIS IS THE SAME ONE AS DESCRIBED IN AL43-16, ALERT 222, JANUARY, 1997.

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