# SDR 98ZZZX152

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 1, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N78987](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78987), registered now
- Make and model: Mooney M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 2021
- System (JASC): [2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2820)
- Part: Line
- Condition: Chafed
- Location: Gascolator
- Part time: 2,600 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX152

## Discrepancy

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FUEL LINE WAS FOUND CHAFED NEARLY THROUGH AT HALF-WAY POINT.  CHAFING CAUSED BY CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE WHICH PASSES CLOSE TO THIS LINE WHERE IT GOES THROUGH THE FIREWALL.  AREA IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INSPECT REQUIRING A MIRROR AND FLASHLIGHT.  CHAFING HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME.  FUEL LINE WAS REMOVED, REPLACED, AND ANTI-CHAFE MATERIAL APPLIED TO CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL CABLE.

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