Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 16, 2006
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500203
Aircraft time
3,796 hours, 2,246 cycles
Part
Float Valve
Part number
99144246
Part serial
865
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL 320 AND 3100 LBS IN RIGHT TANK AND 0 LBS IN CENTER WING TANK O FULL, RT EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED RIGHT WING WAS VENTING FUEL MOVED CENTER WING X-FER SWITCH TO OFF ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS LATER EICAS MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND FUEL STOPPED VENTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT O/B TRANSFER FLOAT VALVE IAW 750 MM 28-20-06. LEAK CHECKED PANELS WITH FUEL CAPACITY AT MAXIMUM FOR 40 MINUTES. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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