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Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 21, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N517SW
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0666
Aircraft time
1,713 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,713 hours
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
646421
Condition
Chafed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACFT OWNER REQUESTED CLEANING OF HIS FUEL INJECTORS, WHICH WE DID. ALMOST COMPLETED WITH THE TASK, TIGHTENING THE NUT FOR THE NR1 CYL FUEL INJECTION LINE, NOTICED THAT THE LINE WAS VERY LOOSE, AND UPON FURTHER INSP FOUND THAT THE RETAINING CLIP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SECURE THE LINE TO AN ENGINE BRACKET WAS FALLING OUT AND NOT DOING ITS JOB. ALSO, NOTICED SOME BLACK STAINING ON ADJACENT ENGINE STRUCTURE. WHEN LINE WAS REMOVED, FOUND THAT APPROX 1" OF THE TUBING HAD BEEN WORN AWAY TO ABOUT HALF THICKNESS, AND IT WAS LEAKING FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTED THE OTHER FUEL LINES, AND ALSO FOUND NR 2 CYL FUEL INJECTION LINE ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF ENG ALSO HAD DAMAGE, HOWEVER THIS WAS CAUSED BY IGNITION LEADS THAT WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE LINE. NR2 LINE DAMAGE WAS LESS SEVERE AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING, BUT IT WAS NOT SERVICABLE. ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW LINES. SECURED NR1 LINE WITH HEAVIER DUTY TYPE ADEL CLAMP, AND SECURED ALL IGNITION LEADS TO PREVENT FURTHER CHAFFING.

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