Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 7, 2015
Submitted
August 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500175
Aircraft time
12,837 hours, 7,813 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
2970013101
Part serial
1420
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Part time
776 hours, 440 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT, AMBER FUEL IMBALANCE EICAS MSG WAS RECEIVED. FUEL WAS 2820 LT TANK 3100 CTR 3320 RT TANK. EMER & ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED & PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. IMBALANCE REACHED 700+ POUNDS & EMER WAS DECLARED & FLIGHT DIVERTED. AT NO TIME WERE WE ABLE TO MOVE FUEL INTO LT WING TANK. REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE LT WING OTBD FUEL XFER SOV PN 2970013-101, SN 1420. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TESTED FUEL XFER SOV PN 2970013-101, SN 1389 IAW AMM 28-20-06. PERFORMED LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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