Service difficulty report · Selector · Cessna U206E

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206E
Aircraft time
10,368 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Selector
Part number
C291503
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THIS FUEL SELECTOR HAS 3 POSITIONS THAT HAVE DETENTS, LT, RT, AND OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DURING FUEL MX ON THIS FUEL SELECTOR THAT IF THE SELECTOR IS MOVED JUST OFF OF THE DETENT IN THE LT OR RT POSITION, IT WILL ALSO FEED THE ENGINE FROM THE OPPOSITE TANK THAT IS NOT SELECTED. IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A BOTH SELECTION IN MFG ACFT THAT HAS A BOTH SELECTION. EACH FUEL TANK IS INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER IN THIS ACFT. MFG SN 21060909 ALSO OWNED BY THIS COMPANY WAS GROUND OPERATED TO CONFIRM THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE ENGINE IN A POSITION OFF THE LT OR RT DETENT AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT DID.

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