Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
March 13, 2020
Submitted
March 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
KGBR507Y
B & G Industries LLC
Aircraft
N172GA
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UB11
Aircraft time
42,817 hours, 56,497 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
11492000087
Condition
Chafed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
42,817 hours, 56,497 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND FUEL TANK INTERCONNECT TUBES IN LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WELLS TO BE CHAFED WHERE THE TUBES PASS THROUGH THE OUT BOARD KEEL BEAM. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WORN TO OVER 90% OF THE WALL THICKNESS. THE LEFT HAND SIDE WAS WORN TO APPROX 75% OF THE WALL THICKNESS.

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