Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
5,989 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
171N14
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel
Part time
5,710 hours
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) DURING THE GROUND RUNS AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FIREWALL SHUT OFF WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY TO SHUT THE ACFT DOWN. SOME LEAKAGE WAS FOUND PAST THE VALVE. A NEW VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW OF THE VALVE IS UNKNOWN BUT IT IS ASSUMED IT IS THE SAME AS THE ACFT TIME 5700 HOURS.

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