Service difficulty report · Float · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 6, 2003
Submitted
November 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500047
Aircraft time
4,747 hours, 2,984 cycles
Part
Float
Condition
Stuck
Location
Rt Wing
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AMBER CAS MESSAGE WING O FULL RT ILLUMINATED. FUEL CAN BE VISUALLY SEEN DUMPING OUT OF RIGHT WING FROM VICINITY OF SURGE TANK VENT. FUEL IMBALANCE BECAME EVIDENT AT A RATE OF APPROX 100 LBS PER MIN. PRESSURIZED RIGHT WING, FOUND NO LEAKS IN DRY BAYS BETWEEN FUEL & SURGE TANKS. REMOVED SURGE TANK VENT FLOAT PANEL, FOUND VENT FLOAT STUCK TO OUTBOARD FLAP JACKSCREW DRAIN LINE, FREED VENT FLOAT FOR UNOBSTRUCTED FLOAT MOVEMENT. RE-INSTALLED ALL PANELS, ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 750 MM CHAPTER 28-10-04, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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