Service difficulty report · Float Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 15, 2020
Submitted
February 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500210
Aircraft time
15,300 hours, 9,298 cycles
Part
Float Valve
Part number
99145053
Part serial
2005
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Tank
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

WING TANK O'FULL R AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED - WING O' FILL AMBER CAS MSG ILLUMINATED EN ROUTE. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK LIST AND VERIFIED WE WERE LOSING FUEL. TRIED VARIOUS ATTITUDE AND PITCH CHANGES AS WELL AS A 360 DEG TURN BUT NO CHANGE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THE CENTER TANK WHEN IT STARTED AND EVEN AFTER THE CENTER WAS EMPTY IT WAS STILL BLOWING OUT. ////SIGN-OFF////REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RH WING OUTBOARD FLOAT VALVE. FUELED CENTER TANK, PERFORMED FUEL TRANSFER TO RH WING SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK OF THE FLOAT VALVE ACCESS FUEL PANEL GOOD. WORKED IAW 750 MM 28-10-04

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