SDR 98ZZZX1482

Service difficulty report · Fuel System · Child S2APITTS

Difficulty date
February 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32TP
Make and model
Child S2APITTS
Aircraft serial
2179
Part
Fuel System
Part number
26502013
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Flop Tube
Stage of operation
AB
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE MANUEVERING IN A FLAT SPIN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE OUT. AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED BECAUSE THE BENDIX FAILED TO ENGAGE. DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTED THE FUEL FILTER HAD NUMEROUS METAL PARTICLES. SUBMITTER STATED BY PLACING A TEFLON RING AROUND THE FLOP TUBE, WOULD KEEP THE FLOP TUBE FROM SCRAPING THE METAL AND WOULD ELIMINATE METAL PARTICLES FROM ENTERING THE FUEL FILTER.