Originally Posted by
Timelord
Really? Maybe, but I’ve seen several baskets on probes but never a missing bit of probe.
There’s no ‘maybe’ about it: (
link)
Originally Posted by Def Stan 00-970 Part 13
The probe shall be provided with a weak link so that the nozzle will break away in the event of excessive loads occurring due to instability of the hose or of failure of the nozzle and coupling to release under normal operating conditions. It shall also be provided with a non-return valve so that, in the event of such breakage, fuel spillage will not endanger the Receiver.
You can even
buy a weak link assembly in time for Christmas, complete with green tape to stop any of the shear rivets being ingested by an engine. Although the tape does not appear to have been retained in the instance pictured:
Other failure modes are available, as you’ve seen.