SDR 98ZZZX840

Service difficulty report · Hose · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
February 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Part
Hose
Part number
3033
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Gauge
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

PILOT COMPLAINED THAT FOLLOWING THE LAST SEVERAL FLIGHTS, HE HAD NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE COWLING. MECHANICS THEN PRESSURIZED THE FUEL SYS WITH THE PUMP AND SAW A FAN-SHAPED SPRAY PATTERN EMITTING FROM THE FUEL LINE WHICH LEADS TO THE COCKPIT PRESSURE GAUGE BETWEEN THE FUEL CONTROL AND THE FIREWALL. THIS SPRAY PATTERN WAS IMPACTING DIRECTLY ON AN EXHAUST DOWN TUBE.

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