Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 172L

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172L
Aircraft time
16,396 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
0500118117
Condition
Chafed
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

RIGID ALUMINIUM FUEL LINE, FOUND CHAFED THRU APPROX HALF OF WALL THICKNESS. LOCATION - RT AFT DOOR FRAME LOWER CORNER AT BEND WHERE LINE IS ROUTED THRU FLOOR BULKHEAD AND CONTINUES THRU INSIDE OF LOWER DOOR FRAME.

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