Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Cndair CL6002A12

Difficulty date
May 30, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633CW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002A12
Aircraft serial
3013
Aircraft time
10,802 hours, 5,503 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
2780491117
Part serial
0210
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Storage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O, TOWER REPORTED FUEL SPRAYING FROM RT WING. CREW VISUALLY VERIFIED, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING VENT. WING FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FOUND TO BE OPEN. EXTENDED REFUELING TEST WAS PERFORMED AND VALVE WENT TO CLOSED POSITION. STUCK VALVE WAS SUSPECTED. LT AND RT WINGS WERE REFUELED TO MAX LEVEL AND A/C STOPPED LEAKING FUEL. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. WHEN A/C ATTEMPTED T/O, FUEL WAS NOTICED STREAMING FROM RT WING. T/O WAS ABORTED PRIOR TO REACHING V1 SPEED. REPLACED RT WING LEVEL CONTROL VALVE AND FUEL VENT VALVE. BOTH ENGINES RUN TO T/O POWER WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.