Someone put Jet-A in my tanks

[ArtVandelay]

Yup.   I had a sticky sump drain and Rich [mention=7464]N201MKTurbo[/mention] took it out to clean it while I sat under the wing with my thumb plugging the hole.   They screw out pretty easily if they're not corroded, which is probably a good reason to take them out once in a while.

When I was purchasing my airplane it got a large amount of water contamination during a storm.   The ferry pilots that the AOPA sent up to move it discovered it and the IA that was taking care of the airplane broke the sump plug removing it to drain the water.   I hear that was a pretty fun time.   The ferry pilots kinda passed on flying it back.

IIRC, you have to be careful not to over torque it when you screw it back in.

[Raptor05121]

@EricJ, any mention on how they were able to fit a >4" JetA duckbill nozzle into a (what I assume to be) 3" or less opening?

[carusoam]

Santos, great pictures!

Bad memories... come from snapped sump drains... light torque spec... don’t use 1/2” breaker bar...

finger tight + 1/4 turn probably snaps it off... surprise!

my tank must have been empty or near empty at the time.... I don’t recall sticking something nearby in the hole to keep it from draining...?

Best regards,

-a-

[0TreeLemur]

On 7/31/2018 at 7:37 PM, teejayevans said:

IIRC, you have to be careful not to over torque it when you screw it back in.

My maint/repair manual says 80 in-lb torque for the sump drains on the C model.  That's not much.  You should look up for your model if different.  PP only.  Not a mechanic.