Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA23

Difficulty date
October 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23
Engine
Lyc O320A3B
Propeller
Hartzl HC82XL2
Part
Line
Part number
1859400
Condition
Cut
Location
Ws 95
Part time
3,457 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) AIRCRAFT RECEIVED WITH FUEL LEAK AT RT WING. FOUND FUEL LINE OF AUXILARY TANK AT WS 95 VIBRATED AGAINST RIB AND WORE HALF THROUGH TUBING. THE SUPPORT CLAMP AT THAT STATION WAS NOT INSTALLED. FOUND ALSO SCOTT FUEL VALVE NOT SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. (PILOT REPORTED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF ENGINE COWL AND ABOVE EXHAUST AUGMENTOR TUBE REGARDLESS OF FUEL VALVE POSITION.) TO INSTALL SUPPORT CLAMP OF FUEL LINE STATION 95 TO THE BRACKET PROVIDED AT THE RIB IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT BOTTOM AND INSTALLED INSPECTION PLATE. WHEN INSPECTING LEFT WING ALSO FOUND NO SUPPORT CLAMP ON WS 95.

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