SDR 99ZZZX1991

Service difficulty report · Fuel Drain · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
April 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N15DB
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410278
Part
Fuel Drain
Part number
79C1
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
4,614 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND FUEL DRAIN ON LEFT WING WITH CENTER PIECE, THAT PUSHES UP TO DRAIN FUEL, HANGING DOWN APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH. REMOVED VALVE AND FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED INSIDE ALLOWING CENTER PIECE WHICH IS SPRING LOADED TO GO BEYOND ITS INTERNAL STOPS. IF NOT CORRECTED, DRAIN COULD CAUSE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK OUT. (NOTE: CENTER PIECE WAS CORRODED ONE-FOURTH WAY THROUGH).

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