Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
August 23, 2004
Submitted
December 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1673U
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft serial
20700273
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YF1
Part
Hose
Part number
64999413
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 5 Cylinder
Part time
475 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ON CLIMB-OUT, AT 200 FT AGL ENGINE SURGED AS IF IT WAS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH FUEL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS (FROM RT TANK TO LT TANK) AND FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND ENGINE SMOOTH OUT FUEL BOOST WAS TURNED OFF AND IN APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER ENGINE SURGED AGAIN AT THAT TIME BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED BACK ON AND ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT AND PILOT RETURNED, WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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