Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
March 20, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500182
Aircraft time
8,472 hours, 5,261 cycles
Part
Float Valve
Condition
Fod
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL390, RECEIVED RT FUEL IMBALANCE. USED CHECKLIST, ABLE TO BALANCE FUEL & RETURNED SWITCHES TO NORMAL. CRUISE, NOTICED FUEL CONTINUED TO UNBALANCE. APPEARED NO FUEL TRANSFERING FROM CENTER TANK TO RT WING. TURNED OFF LT CENTER TO WING PUMP. DECENT, RECEIVED FUEL IMBALANCE AGAIN. RT TANK 400 LBS LOWER. RAN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. ENDED WITH 800 LBS IMBALANCE. LEFT GRAVITY FEED ON & HAD LT TANK TO RT ENGINE CROSSFEED & BOTH CENTER TO WING PUMP SWITCHES OFF. DURING LAST 30 MIN OF FLT, UNABLE TO TRANSFER ANY FUEL FROM LT TO RT TANK. FOUND RT OTBD TRANSFER FLOAT VALVE CLOGGED BY PLASTIC BAG. REMOVED BAG & INSPECTED RT TANK AREA & FUEL LINES. NO DEBRIS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REF MM 28-20-06.

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