Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
May 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
560010939
Condition
Chafed
Location
Spar Web
Part time
3,336 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) FUEL LINE CHAFED ON EDGE OF THE HOLE WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE MAIN WING SPAR LT SIDE. LINE INSPECTED AND FOUND WITHIN CHAFE LIMITS OF CESSNA SB MEB 87-7. LINE REPOSITIONED TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE. MANUFACTURER INSTALLED SPIRAL CHAFE STRIP TO PROVIDE PROTECTION. EXAMINATION OF RT SIDE DID NOT INDICATE CHAFING, HOWEVER, LINE WAS VERY CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO EDGE OF HOLE (.015 INCH). MANY FUEL LINES PASS THROUGH THE WING SPAR IN THIS AREA LEFT AND RIGHT AND ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHAFE.

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