SDR 98ZZZX841

Service difficulty report · Fuel System · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N401ER
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280159
Part
Fuel System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt/Rt Systems
Part time
500 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS OPERATOR HAS A FLEET OF CESSNA 172R AIRCRAFT (15). THERE IS A TREND DEVELOPING WHERE THE PILOTS WRITE UP THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR UNEVEN BURN FROM LT AND RT TANKS WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR IS ON 'BOTH'. THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE REPAIR YET, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE REPETITIVE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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