SDR 98ZZZX715

Service difficulty report · Line · Beech B35

Difficulty date
January 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8851A
Make and model
Beech B35
Aircraft serial
D2586
Part
Line
Part number
35924118
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Tank To Seltr
Part time
7,023 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

FUEL LINE, .3750 INCH, SERVING RIGHT WING TANK TO FUEL SELECTOR HAD DEVELOPED PIN HOLE LEAKS DUE TO PITTING CORROSION. LINE LIES UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR, BUT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR. BELIEVE CORROSION DUE TO YEARS OF MOISTURE DRAINING AT THE REAR OF THE FLOORBOARDS AND BEING HELD BY CAPILLARY ACTION BETWEEN FLOORBOARD AND LINE.

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