Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 5, 2003
Submitted
September 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500198
Aircraft time
1,036 hours, 589 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Dist
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL290 THE "WING O'FULL L" CAS MESSAGE CAME ON. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER WE GOT THE SAME MESSAGE FOR THE RIGHT WING, FUEL WAS NOTED TO BE DUMPING OUT OF BOTH WINGS. AFTER WE SHUT OFF THE CENTER TANK TRANSFER SWITCHES IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE FOR THE RIGHT WING TO STOP DUMPING, THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DUMP FUEL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 11 MINUTES BEFORE FINALLY STOPPING, LOST ALMOST 300 LBS. OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT SIDE. - INSPECTED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL VENT SYSTEMS, PRESSURIZED FUEL VENT PLUMBING NOTED TOW WIGGINS CLAMPS UNSEAT AND LEAKING. SECURED UNSEATED WIGGINS CLAMPS, LEAK CHECKED GOOD, WORK PERFORMED IAW CHAPTER 28-10-04 OF THE CITATION 750 MM.

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