Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 15, 2006
Submitted
May 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500123
Aircraft time
5,857 hours, 3,589 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
99144751
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT WING VENTED FUEL IN FLIGHT. RT WING OVERFILL EICAS MESSAGE RAN PROCEDURES 4 TIMES WITH AIRCRAFT YAWING BEFORE IT STOPPED. REMOVED PANELS ON OB RT WING AND IB RT SURGE TANK. INSPECTED SURGE TANK DRAIN FLOAT, APPEARED GOOD. INSPECTED CHECK VALVE ON DRAIN FOR SURGE TANK. FOUND RUBBER ON VALVE TO BE DETIORATED AND LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE. NEED TO CLOSE PANELS AND OPS CHECK. CLOSED ALL FUEL PANELS AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED WING TANK OVERFILL TEST TO OPS CHECK FLOAT SWITCH AND LEAK CHECK FUEL PANELS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME IAW MM CH 28-43-00.

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