Service difficulty report · Tube · Cndair CL6002A12

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002A12
Part
Tube
Part number
600962633203
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MOTIVE FLOW SENSE LINE, RT, T/O MAIN EJECTOR PRESSURE SWITCH CHAFED THROUGH UNDER AND BY CLAMP, PN 417-4. THE ANTI-CHAFE MATERIAL WAS IN PLACE ON THE CLAMP BUT IT WAS ALSO WORN THROUGH EXSPOSING THE METAL PORTION OF THE CLAMP TO THE TUBE. THIS CAUSED A SLOW TO TRANSFER FROM AUXILIARY TO MAIN TANK PROBLEM, AS WELL AS A STATIC LEAK FROM RT MAIN TO AUXILIARY TANK, AND BROUGHT ON THE MAIN EJECTOR SCAVANGE LIGHT AND ASSOCIATED BOOST PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED ON. THIS TUBE ASSY, PN 600-62633-203 IS LOCATED IN THE AUXILIARY TANK.