Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna T303

Difficulty date
May 6, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna T303
Aircraft time
3,337 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520AE
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C506
Part
Line
Part number
2500010071
Condition
Restricted
Location
Fuel Crossfeed
Component
Crossfeed · Cessna
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT SELECTED CROSSFEED FOR RT ENGINE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE RT ENGINE LOST POWER/FUEL FLOW. SELECTOR WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL, AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED UPON INSPECTION THAT THERE WERE 2 LONG STRINGS, AND NUMEROUS BITS OF PRC SEALANT THAT CAME OUT OF THE LINE WHEN BLOWN OUT WITH COMPRESSED AIR. MOST LIKELY SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION WAS WHEN FUEL TANK MAINTENANCE WAS CARRIED OUT, AND NOT ALL REMOVED SEALANT WAS CLEANED OUT OF TANK. AIRCRAFT THOROUGHLY GROUND RUN AND RELEASED. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE.

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