Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
February 7, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
12,777 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
04003438
Condition
Corroded
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FUEL LINE CORRODED THROUGH ENTIRE WALL THICKNESS. FUEL LINE IS DIRECTLY OFF THE RT FUEL TANK AND RUNS DOWN THE AFT DOOR POST AND ALONG THE DOOR FRAME. LEAK WAS FOUND ALONG THE DOOR FRAME PART OF THE FUEL LINE. ALSO NEED TO MENTION THAT THE FUEL LINE CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE AND ONLY CREATED A PINHOLE LEAK THAT WAS FAIRLY HARD TO SEE. EDIT: AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I CUT THE LINE OPEN AND NO CORROSION WAS PRESENT ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE LINE. THE CORROSION STARTED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND CREATED A PIN HOLE.

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