Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
October 2, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
7,052 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8S5
Part
Vent Line
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS PERIODICALLY NOTICED BY PILOTS THAT FUEL WAS VENTING OUT OF THE VENT LINE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PREVENT THESE OCCURENCES. THESE INCLUDED CHANGING THE CAPS AS WELL AS ADJUSTING ANGLE OF THE VENT LINE, AND REPLACING THE CHECK VALVE. AS AN END RESULT, MFG WAS PHONED FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW OUT THE ACTIONS OF SEB88-1 IN HOPE THAT THIS WOULD WORK. IT INVOLVED INSTALLING A SEAL AT THE UPPER STRUT CUFF. THIS IS TO PREVENT DISTURBANCE OF THE AIRFLOW SURROUNDING THE VENT LINE. ALTHOUGH THIS SB DID NOT INCLUDE OUR PARTICULAR MODEL OF ACFT IT COMPLETELY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE SEAL, A NEW VENT LINE WAS INSTALLED.

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