SDR 99ZZZX4679

Service difficulty report · Filter Assy · Mtsbsi MU300

Difficulty date
December 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N10NM
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU300
Aircraft serial
A016SA
Part
Filter Assy
Part number
45AS480141
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A NORMAL INSPECTION, BOTH FUEL STRAINERS WERE FOUND INSTALLED BACKWARDS. WITH FUEL FLOW IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, THE BYPASS ANNUNCIATOR WOULD BE INOPERATIVE. THIS WAS THE FIRST MAJOR INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT BY THIS FACILITY. THE PROBLEM WAS DETECTED BY THE CHIEF INSPECTOR. THE STRAINS WERE INSTALLED PREVIOUSLY BY PERSONS UNKNOWN.