Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 18, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
16,743 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Valve
Part number
710C4X
Condition
Missing
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
17,414 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED RAPID FUEL LOSS IN FLIGHT. INNER ASSY OF FUEL QUICK DRAIN FOUND TO BE MISSING FROM RT NACELLE FUEL FILTER QUICK DRAIN ASSY. FUEL VALVE IS COMPRIZED OF 2 MAIN PARTS. MAIN HOUSING, AND DRAIN ASSY. MOVEABLE PART OF DRAIN IS INSTALLED IN A HOUSING WHICH IS THEN INSTALLED IN MAIN HOUSING WITH AN O-RING. THIS IS A PRESS FIT WITH MULTIPLE STAKES AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE TO SECURE DRAIN ASSY IN MAIN HOUSING. DRAIN ASSY WAS MISSING FROM MAIN HOUSING, AND O-RING WAS STILL INPLACE. INFLIGHT PILOT NOTICED A RAPID FUEL LOSS FROM RT FUEL SYS. AS FUEL SUPPLY GOT LOW, PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FEATHER PROP. AC WAS ONLY MINUTES FROM DESTINATION, AND HOME BASE, SO NO DIVERSION WAS REQUIRED.