Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
November 20, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,365 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Drain Line
Part number
652635615
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,649 hours
Component
Fuel Retrn Line
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER MAINTENANCE ON AIRCRAFT, FUEL DROPS FROM TAIL CONE SECTION WERE FOUND FOLLOWING RUN UP. AFTER OPENING TAIL CONE ACCESS DOOR, AME FOUND A HEAVY FUEL ODOUR. SECOND RUN UP WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE L/H ENGINE DRAIN FUEL RETURN LINE P/N 6526356-15 WAS FOUND CRACKED NEAR B NUT.

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