Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Israel 1125

Difficulty date
February 4, 2000
Submitted
April 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116JC
Make and model
Israel 1125
Aircraft serial
014
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Cell
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

FOUND FUEL LEAKING INTO CABIN. LOCATED LEAK AT FUSELAGE FRAME AND LOWER CENTER FUEL TANK ATTACH POINTS. EACH FRAME HAS 6 FASTENERS WHICH ARE NUTTED INSIDE THE CABIN. BS 200 TO AFT PRESS BULKHED FRAME FASTENERS WERE ALL LOOSE. UP TO 3 TURNS TO TIGHTEN FASTENERS. NOTE: FUEL LEAK NOTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER SEAMS OF ATTACH POINTS DURING FLIGHT. COULD NOT LOCATE FUEL LEAK ON GROUND WITH ACFT TOPPED OFF. INTERNAL FASTENERS ARE NOT SEALED. POSSIBLE CAUSE, NUMBER OF HRS AND LANDINGS ON ACFT. ALSO, FLEXING OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE FRAMES IN A HIGHLY STRESSED AREA. (X)