Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 4, 2012
Submitted
January 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500139
Aircraft time
9,145 hours, 5,425 cycles
Part
Float Valve
Part number
99145053
Part serial
1321
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Part time
407 hours, 258 cycles
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

LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS DUMPING FUEL "WING TANK O'FULL LT & RT AMBER CAS MESSAGE. OBSERVED FUEL COMING OUT OF WING. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND TURNED TRANSFER PUMP OFF. LOST OVER 300 POUNDS OF FUEL. ONCE FUEL HAD BURNED TO 3000 LBS ON RT SIDE, TURNED CENTER TO WING TRANSFER ON AGAIN TO BALANCE FUEL AND MESSAGE CAME BACK ON. TROUBLESHOT SYS IAW MFG, COMPLIED WITH SB 780-28-19, REV 1. REPLACEED VENT FLOAT VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH FUEL TRANSDER SYS SHUTOFF TEST. CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 28-20-00 AND 28-10-04.

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