Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 5, 2006
Submitted
August 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500190
Aircraft time
4,531 hours, 2,675 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fuel Crossfeed
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

DURING FLIGHT AT 27,000 FT WITH FUEL X FEED SELECTED FROM RT TO LT (2710 RT TANK AND 2720 LT TANK ) WING TANK O FULL LCAS MESSAGE CAME ON . SHUT FUEL X FEED OFF AND PREFORMED CHECKLIST. FUEL WAS VENTING FROM LT OVERFULL TANK. STARTED DOWN AND CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED WITH FUEL CONTINUING TO VENT FROM LT O FULL TANK FOR APPROX 2 MIN. INSPECTED LT WING SURGE TANK AND PLUMBING. FOUND THE CHECK VALVE THAT ALLOWS SURGE TANK TO DRAIN WAS STUCK CLOSED. CLEANED CHECK VALVE AND REINSTALLED. FUELED AIRPLANE, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 28-43-00.

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