Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
3,478 hours, 1,674 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
16F123
Condition
Stuck
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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

INFLIGHT - A THICK TRAIL OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RT WING WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY THE FA. AN APPROX 350 LBS FUEL IMBALANCE CONFIRMED THE RT FUEL LEVEL WAS LOWER. THE TRAIL STOPPED MOMENTARILY BUT RETURNED. WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN FUEL BALANCE THRU THE CROSSFLOW VALVE FOR OUR RETURN LANDING TO DEPARTURE. AFTER LANDING, A QUICK INSP CONFIRMED FUEL HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM THE NACA VENT AREA. AFT TANK FLOAT (VENT DUCT) WAS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. REMOVED AFT FLOW VENT VALVE AND INSTALLED NEW VALVE. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE REF AMM 25-15-01