Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
September 4, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
3,478 hours, 1,675 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
16F123
Condition
Stuck
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB OUT, ON FERRY FLT, A FUEL IMBALANCE WAS OBSERVED ON FUEL GUAGES. ON FURTHER INSP FROM CABIN, FUEL WAS STREAMING OUT OF RT WING IN AREA OF PLENUM. IT WAS DECIDED BY CREW TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. FUEL DOES NOT LEAK WHILE ACFT IS ON GROUND. AFT VENT FLOAT NON RETURNING VALVE (VENT DUCT) WAS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION CAUSING LEAK INTO PLENUM AND INTO THE VENT. REMOVED AFT FLOAT VENT VALVE PN 16F123 NSN AND INSTALLED NEW VENT VALVE PN 16F123 NSN. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE REF AMM 28-15-01.