Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 10, 2022
Submitted
October 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562JL
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605248
Aircraft time
7,353 hours, 5,228 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Engine time
7,265 hours, 5,152 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
8197102
Part serial
F54073
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Eng Fuel
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED OF FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WITH THE LEFT FUEL TRANSFER PUMP ON GROUND AND APU RUNNING. THE MAINTENANCE BASE DETERMINED THE LEFT ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LEFT ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER VALVE WAS REMOVED, AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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