SDR 97ZZZX626

Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Piper PA34200

Difficulty date
January 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N57368
Make and model
Piper PA34200
Aircraft serial
347450054
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
9515327
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN FUEL LINE, PN 95153-27 (LEFT) AND DASH 28 (RIGHT) CHAFED 90 PERCENT THROUGH BY CABIN HEAT DUCT, PN 63633-91, IN AFT NACELLE. INSPECTION OF THIS AREA REQUIRES REMOVING AFT NACELLE TOP PANEL, STANDING ON WING, AND USING MIRROR TO EXAMINE AFT OUTBOARD CORNER WHERE MAIN FUEL LINE PASSES UNDER CABIN HEAT DUCT. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS EVERY SENECA I AFTER 1972 WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOLUTION: BEND FUEL LINE AWAY FROM DUCT, INSPECT AND PROTECT.

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