SDR 99ZZZX943

Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Cessna 150C

Difficulty date
January 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1956Z
Make and model
Cessna 150C
Aircraft serial
15059756
Part
Drain Line
Part number
04003111
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Part time
4,604 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. WATER IN THE FUEL VALVE DRAIN LINE HAD FROZEN AND EXPANDED INTO THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WITH THE RESULTANT RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED THIS LINE, CESSNA PN 0400311-1, AND SIMILAR LINES ON OTHER CESSNA SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH QUICK DRAINS IN ORDER FOR THE PILOT TO DRAIN COLLECTED WATER OR IN THE CASE OF FROZEN WATER, ALERT HIM TO A PROBLEM.

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