SDR 97ZZZX503

Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
January 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AHTR102C
Tri-State Aero, LLC
Aircraft
N1743E
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R1559
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
5200106206
Condition
Leaking
Location
Crossfeed
Part time
6,716 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 ANNUAL INSP, THE LEFT CROSS-FEED FUEL LINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE FUEL STAIN IN AN AREA WHERE THE FUEL LINE PASSES THROUGH THE CABIN AT THE MAIN SPAR. THE AREA WAS ONLY VISIBLE WITH UPHOLSTERY REMOVED. MUCH LABOR WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FUEL LINE. ON REMOVAL, SEVERAL PIN HOLES DUE TO CORROSION WERE FOUND WHEN THE LINE WAS PUT UNDER PRESSURE.

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