SDR 97ZZZX3788

Service difficulty report · Bladder · Cessna 310K

Difficulty date
July 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310K
Part
Bladder
Part number
08233435
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Lt Aux Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UNABLE TO INSTALL LT WING AUXILIARY FUEL CELLS, DUE TO INCORRECT DIMENSIONS BETWEEN CENTER OF AUX FUEL GAUGE TRANSMITTER FLANGE OPENING AND FUEL DRAIN HOSE NIPPLE. DISTANCE BTWN CENTERS OF AUX FUEL GAUGE XMITTER FLANGE OPENING AND ENG FUEL HOSE NIPPLE IS 6.312 INCHES FOR OEM BLADDER, 5.688 INCHES (SN F-1375) AND 5.812 INCHES (SN F-2341) FOR DURAFLEX BLADDERS, A .624 INCH AND .50 INCH DIFFERENCE FROM OEM. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS QC AND MFG BE CHKD FOR SIGNS OF DEVIATION FROM ENGINEERING PROCEDURES, PLANNING, AND PROCESS CONTROL.

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