# SDR 99ZZZX102

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 3, 1998
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N61387](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61387), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 18504168
- System (JASC): [2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2820)
- Part: Fuel System
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Engine
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX102

## Discrepancy

CONTAMINATED FUEL RECEIVED AT AIRPORT DURING JULY, AUG, 1998, IS BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR:  INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION, CYLINDER COMPRESSIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING, INJECTORS PLUGGING, SPARKPLUGS FOULING, FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTENTS FAILING. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH 300 HRS TSO, NEW CYLINDERS, CURRENTLY 578 HRS TSO APPROX.  CONSUMING 1 QUART OIL EVERY 2 HRS, ALL COMPRESSIONS LOW 60'S, OCCASIONAL 50'S.  ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILURE, FUEL COMPUTER FAILURE, CONTAMINENTS PRESENT IN FUEL (ARGAS 100LL) FOR MANY MONTHS.

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