SDR 97ZZZX3909

Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Israel 1125

Difficulty date
July 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N166RM
Make and model
Israel 1125
Aircraft serial
047
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
25W653120692
Condition
Burst
Location
Fuel System
Part time
3,296 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

WHILE PRESSURIZING THIS FUEL LINE WITH AIR TO FIND A LEAK IN A DIFFERENT AREA, THIS LINE BURST DUE TO IT CHAFING ON ANOTHER LINE. THIS LINE NORMALLY CARRIES ABOUT 300 PSI, AND HAD IT BURST IN-FLIGHT, IT WOULD HAVE SPRAYED THE TAILCONE WITH FUEL. REPLACED THE LINE AND PROVIDED SEPARATION. SUGGEST THAT THIS AREA SPECIFICALLY GETS LOOKED AT ON THE INSPECTION GUIDE. ALSO, INFORMED GALAXY AEROSPACE TECHNICAL PEOPLE.