Service difficulty report · Hose · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,489 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Hose
Part number
AE7010001G0562
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Supply
Part time
2,216 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING A 200 HOUR INSPECTION A PIECE OF RUBBER WAS FOUND IN FUEL FILTER UPSTREAM FROM THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND A FOREIGN OBJECT SUBSEQUENTLY SAME MATERIAL, RUBBER, WAS FOUND PARTIALLY BLOCKING INSIDE OF FUEL SUPPLY LINE. LINE RETURNED TO ACFT MFG. UPON INSPECTION OF FUEL LINE BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND TO BE A PIECE OF TEFLON LINED RUBBER THAT WAS DISPLACED FROM INSIDE OF HOSE DURING MFG, LIKELY DURING INSTALLATION OF ALUMINUM HOSE-ENDS, AS 1 SIDE OF THE RUBBER HAD A STRAIT CUT AT ONE END.

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