Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 2, 2006
Submitted
November 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500208
Aircraft time
3,793 hours, 2,309 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Vent Line
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WING O' FULL (L) CASS MESSAGE CAME ON DURING DESCENT, AND STAYED ON FOR APPROX 4 MINUTES. FUEL WAS DUMPING FROM LT WING WHILE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. MESSAGE WENT OUT AFTER WE YAWED THE AIRCRAFT REPEATEDLY. INSPECTED AND TESTED LT WING VENT FLOATS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED VENT TUBING AND FOUND CLIMB VENT TUBE CLEARANCE TO UPPER WING SKIN OUT OF TOLERANCE. REPOSITIONED VENT TUBE TO BE IN TOLERANCE IAW MM 28-10-04.

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