What was found
FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE STUCK OPEN CAUSING AN IMBALANCE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TIGHTENED FUEL CROSSFEED CONTROL KNOB SET SCREW. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL ON GROUND RUNS.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2006
- Submitted
- November 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N525CW
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5600225
- Aircraft time
- 7,221 hours, 5,741 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- System (JASC)
- 2824 · Fuel Transfer Valve
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Fuel Crossfeed
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.