Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
May 4, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Aircraft time
8,240 hours
Engine
Cont IO360G
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C306
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
630662
Condition
Broken
Location
Rear Engine
Component
Engine · Cont · IO360G
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 337 NOTICED THAT FUEL PRESSURE ON THE REAR ENGINE BEGAN TO DROP OFF AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN NORMALLY. ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION OF THE REAR ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. THE LINE HAD SEVERED COMPLETELY OFF FROM THE FUEL MANIFOLD SPIDER. A SERVICEABLE LINE WAS INSTALLED AND LEAK CHECKS CARRIED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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