Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
31,471 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Fitting
Part number
600627991
Condition
Plugged
Location
Collector Tank
Part time
32,309 hours
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) COLLECTOR TANK IS HOUSED IN THE CTR FUEL TANK. WHEN DRAINING CTR FUEL TANK, IT WAS PROVEN THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING THAT EVEN WHEN THE COLLECTOR TANK DRAIN (ITEM 235) WAS OBSTRUCTED BY FOD, YOU WILL STILL HAVE FUEL DRAINING FROM THE CTR FUEL TANK DRAIN BECAUSE THE COLLECTOR TANK DRAINS INTO A TEE FITTING THAT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO THE GRAVITY FEED LINE WHICH DRAINS OUT OF THE COLECTOR TANK UNDER WING FUEL DRAIN (ITEM 115) AS WELL. FOUND MORE FUEL IN THE COLLECTOR TANK AFTER THE CTR FUEL TANK WAS DRAINED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, METAL SWARF, PRC AND PAINT CHIPS WERE FOUND OBSTRUCTING THE COLLECTOR TANK DRAIN THAT IS HOUSED IN THE CTR TANK. THIS GIVES ONE A FALSE INDICATION THAT ALL FUEL IS DRAINED AND THERE IS NO FUEL IN THE COLLECTOR TANK AND CTR TANK. THE AME WAS PERFORMING TASK RJ2-28-900-750 WITH RIL NR 0586 WHEN DISCOVERED THIS DEFECT.