SDR 98ZZZX91

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
December 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N67SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500045
Part
Hose
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW COMPLAINED OF FUEL ODOR IN AFT BAGGAGE COMPT. INVEST REVEALED A FUEL HOSE LEAKING THRU OUTER JACKET. HOSE IS APPROX 16 INCHES LONG AND LOCATED ABOVE RT FWD CEILING OF AFT BAGGAGE COMPT BETWEEN APU FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE AND A UNION. THE OTHER SIDE IS ATTACHED TO ANOTHER HOSE WHICH GOES TO THE APU FUEL FILTER. TURBOMACH APU PARTS MANUAL SHOWS 1 HOSE TRAVELING BTWN VALVE AND APU. HOSES REPLACED WITH NEW TSO'D HOSE ASSY. OLD HOSES SHOWED SIGNS OF RUBBER BEING EXTRUDED THRU SS OUTER JACKET AND NO MARKINGS ON EITHER HOSE. COULD NOT DETERMINE IF HOSES WERE ORIGINAL. PATS SB NR SA 289NE-4 (FUEL VALVE RELOCATION) PREVIOUSLY C/W. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED A ONE-TIME INSP OF FUEL HOSES FOR APPROVED HOSE ASSYS.

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