What was found
AFTER DRAINING FUEL SUMP DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND FUEL SUMP DRAIN LEAKING FUEL. FOUND FUEL SUMP DRAIN ORING DRY ROTTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, NEW O-RING MATERIAL NEEDED.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2002
- Submitted
- July 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N797QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 650
- Aircraft serial
- 6507097
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE731*
- System (JASC)
- 7170 · Engine Drains
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- MS29513010
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Fuel Sump Drain
- 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.