SDR 001A

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
January 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182AM
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280116
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
120 hours
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

FUEL LEAKING FROM RIGHT WING ROOT, FUEL STAIN ON FUSELAGE. DRAINED FUEL, OPENED ACCESS PANELS OF FUEL TANK, FOUND SEALANT USED AROUND FUEL CELL (WET WING) INTERIOR AT THE OUTLET HAD A VOID AREA UNDER THE OUTLET TUBE ASSEMBLY. APPARENT LACK OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL WHEN APPLYING THE SEALANT TO THIS AREA WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE. TANK WAS RE-SEALED IN THIS AREA AND TANK WAS RE-FUELED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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