Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 24, 2021
Submitted
March 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0144
Aircraft time
2,490 hours, 1,652 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
99144232
Part serial
AA663742
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Crossfeed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FUEL DISTRIBUTION: FUELED WITH 10200 AND HAD A LEFT SIDE HEAVY 500LB IMBALANCE. CORRECTED IMBALANCE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, REACHED CRUISE AND CROSSFED TO CORRECT THE ~300LB IMBALANCE WE HAD ON TAKE OFF. ONCE CROSSFEED WAS COMPLETE A/C WAS BALANCED TO +60LBS TO THE RIGHT. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, WE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE BECAME 200LBS HEAVY THEN WENT TO 400LBS HEAVY. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BURNING AT A 3:1 RATIO. 60 LBS FOR EVERY 20 LBS ON THE RIGHT. WE DISCUSSED A FUEL LEAK WENT TO CHECKLIST AND HAD 2 OF 3 CAS MEASGES IN THE CANNOT CONFIRM LEAK SECTION. FUEL IMBALANCE AND RETRIM L WING DOWN. WE TRIED TO CROSSFED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND THE LEFT SIDE CONTINUED TO BURN. WE STOPPED CROSSFEEDING AND WE WERE DIRECTED TO LAND IN AGS. //SIGN OFF // TECHS REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE ACTUATOR DRIVE MOTOR, OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THLS TIME, REF. CE680A MM 28-20-40

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