Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 11, 2005
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK209
Aircraft time
5,411 hours, 4,439 cycles
Part
Transfer Tube
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW FOUND FUEL CROSSFEED NOT MAINTAINING A BALANCED CONDITION AS RT WING TANK CONTINUED TO DEPLETE. CROSSFEED SWITCHES CYCLED & CIRCUIT BREAKERS CHKD. REPORTED FUSELAGE FUEL NOT TRANSFERRING TO WING TANKS. ACFT PREVIOUSLY ISSUED MEL 28-2-2 FOR DISCREPANCY OF RT FUEL XFER PRESS LOW LIGHT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & DIVERTED. MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH 600 LBS OF FUEL IN RT WING TANK. MX OPERATED FUEL CROSSFEED SYS IN BOTH POSITIONS OF LT & RT TANK. CROSSFEED SYS OPS NORMAL. OPS CHECK OF LT FUSELAGE FUEL TRANSFER PROVED SATISFACTORY. NOTED BY MX THAT RT FUSELAGE FUEL TRANSFER SYS CURRENTLY UNDER MEL & LT TANK TO BE SELECTED ON FUEL CROSSFEED TO MAINTAIN FUEL BALLANCE. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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