SDR 99ZZZX977

Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
December 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4919A
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R1403
Engine
Cont IO520M
Part
Wire
Part number
991008219
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt/Rt Fuel Cell
Part time
4,248 hours
Component
Gull
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSP, TOP INSP PANEL ON RT WING AUX TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. AFTER REMOVING, NOTICED FUEL QTY SENDING UNIT WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WERE EXCEPTIONALLY LONG. FOUND INSULATION CHAFED OFF WIRES AND BARE WIRE SHOWING. NOTICED WIRES WERE CHAFED ON LT AUX TANK AND BARE WIRE SHOWING. SENDING UNITS REMOVED FROM LT AND RT FUEL AUX TANKS AND WIRES FOUND FLOATING IN FUEL INSIDE TANKS. DUE TO EXCESSIVE LENGTH IN THE WIRES, THEY WERE MOVING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SLOSHING OF FUEL AND CHAFING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF FUEL CELL. FUEL CELL AND FUEL QTY SENDING UNITS INSTALLED WHEN ACFT NEW 1978. ACFT RECORDS SHOW NO FUEL CELL CHANGES SINCE NEW. AS OF NOW, NO INSP REQUIREMENTS TO GO INSIDE FUEL CELLS.

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