Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 20, 2012
Submitted
January 21, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
UVVR932L
Centurion Investments Inc
Aircraft
N710R
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
0359
Aircraft time
2,307 hours, 1,379 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
HTE460072
Part serial
30070118
Condition
Fod
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
2,307 hours, 1,379 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C, K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN ACFT PARKED ON UNLEVEL SURFACE FUEL WOULD MIGRATE FROM RT WING TO LT WING. FOD WAS FOUND LODGED IN THE RT WING FUELING TRANSFER CHECK VALVE. REPLACED RT TRANSFER CHECK VALVE ASSY. REMOVED LT TRANSFER CHECK VALVE ASSY, INSPECTED, AND REINSTALLED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REFUELED ACFT AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPS CHECK. FOD SAMPLE APPEARED TO BE FUEL TANK SEALANT MATERIAL.