Service difficulty report · Sealant · Cessna 140

Difficulty date
November 17, 2000
Submitted
December 6, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N279W
Make and model
Cessna 140
Aircraft serial
9976
Part
Sealant
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Main Fuel Tnk
Part time
7,980 hours
Component
Lt Fuel Tank
Component part number
04221224
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LARGE PARTICLES OF SLOSHING TYPE FUEL TANK SEALANT WERE FOUND ON THE FUEL TANK FINGER SCREEN DURING A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION. THE SUBJECT ACFT HAD AN AUTOFUEL STC WHICH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPATIBLE WITH THE SEALANT WHICH WAS APPLIED IN 1957. (X)

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