Service difficulty report · Vent · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 12, 2016
Submitted
October 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500166
Aircraft time
13,354 hours, 8,246 cycles
Part
Vent
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL280, LT WING TANK OVER FULL EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON. VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT WING VENTING FUEL. UNABLE TO BALANCE WITH CROSSFEED . DIVERTED. ON DESCENT AT APPX 11000 FT. WING STOPPED VENTING FUEL. GAINED ACCESS TO LEFT OVER FULL SWITCH AND VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION. GAINED ACCESS TO WING VENT FLOAT AND VERIFIED INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND BORESCOPED THE PIPE TO CHECK FOR DEBRIS AND TO VERIFY SEAL ON VENT FLOAT WAS INTACT. IAW MM 28-10-04. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

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