Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 6, 2006
Submitted
March 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500130
Aircraft time
4,940 hours, 3,135 cycles
Part
Float Valve
Part number
99145053
Part serial
789
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
343 hours, 217 cycles
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

RT WING OVERFILL EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, FOLLOEWED BY A VENTING OF ALMOST 200 LBS OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING. FUEL LOSS AMOUNT CONFIRMED BY FMS. - GAINED ACCESS TO THE RT OTBD WING VENT FLOOD VALVE ASSY FOUND VALVE TO OPERATE FREELY WITH NO BINDING. FOUND RUBBER SEAL TO BE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. GAINED ACCESS TO SURGE TANK TO RT WING TANK FLAPPER CHECK VALVE. FOUND NO DEFECTS. DEFUELED ACFT. GAINED ACCESS TO INBD END OF RT WING VENT TUBE ASSY. FOUND TUBE TO BE WITHIN THE .41 +/- .04 INCH SPEC BETWEEN THE UPPER WING SKIN REF. SB 750-28-12 FOUND VENT DRAIN FLOPPER END. FOUND TO BE ASSY TO HOLD PRESSURE INDICATING NO TUBE SEPARATION THROUGH WING. RECONFIGURED VENT TUBE ASSY TO ORIGINAL.

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