Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
January 12, 2007
Submitted
April 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
127
Aircraft time
912 hours, 586 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Float Valve
Part number
102017301
Part serial
0214
Condition
Leaking
Part time
912 hours, 586 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

INFLIGHT NOTICED FLUID TRAILING OFF OF THE RT AILERON. ON THE GROUND THE VISIBLE TRAIL DISAPPEARED BUT THERE IS RESIDUAL FUEL POCKET ON THE RT AILERON. REMOVED FUEL PANELS 640NT, 640MB. REMOVED FLOAT VALVE P/N D25W652004-507 S/N 214. INSTALLED NEW FLOAT VALVE P/N D25W652004-507 S/N 066. RECEIVED OK AND CLOSED FUEL PANELS 640NT, 640MB. FUELED AC TO 7000 LBS AND RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR OPS CHECK. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 28-11-05.