Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
August 25, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
5,427 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
050011874
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
5,564 hours
Component
Acft Fuel Distri
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) FUEL LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND FUEL STRAINER & PASSES UNDER THE CO-PILOTS RUDDER PEDALS. THE RUDDER PEDALS MOVE THE STEERING ROD RUBBED AGAINST THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE WAS RUBBED MORE THAN HALF THROUGH.

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