Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 16, 2006
Submitted
December 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500208
Aircraft time
3,837 hours, 2,340 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Float Valve
Part number
99145053
Part serial
0318
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
43 hours, 30 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

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 27,000 AMBER CAS MESSAGE (WING O' FULL R) . FUEL WAS DUMPING FROM RT WING FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES YAWED TO THE LT AND FUEL DUMPING STOPPED. STOPPED YAW AND DUMPING RESUMED. REMOVED RT WING VENT FLOAT VALVE IAW MM 28-10-01. WING VENT SYSTEM OPERATIONALY AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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