SDR 98ZZZX3152

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 182N

Difficulty date
July 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8970G
Make and model
Cessna 182N
Aircraft serial
18260510
Part
Line
Part number
070009915
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
3,500 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

THIS FUEL LINE, THAT ATTACHES TO THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE COMING FROM LT TANK, WAS WORN IN TWO BY THE ELEVATOR CABLE. ACFT HAD UNDERGONE A REPAIR FOR A BADLY DAMAGED FIREWALL AND FLOORING AFTER A HARD LANDING APPROX 6 MONTHS AND 200 HRS BEFORE. AT THAT TIME, THE FUEL LINE OR CABLE WAS MISROUTED. THE FUEL LINE WAS OVER THE CABLE INSTEAD OF BENEATH THE CABLE AND HAD WORN/SAWED INTO THE ALUMINUM LINE CAUSING A BAD FUEL LEAK THAT COULD NOT BE STOPPED WITHOUT DRAINING THE TANK CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. RECOMMEND ALL FUEL LINES THAT FEED INTO AND OUT OF FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BE INSPECTED FOR ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN CONTROL CABLES AT EACH ANNUAL AND WHEN REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THAT AREA.

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