What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF RT OUTBOARD FWD CAP, CAP FELL APART. PIN IN LOCKING TAP THAT SECURES CAP BODY TOGETHER IS LOOSE IN TAP AND FELL OUT, ALLOWING CAP TO FALL APART. REDESIGN OR MATERIAL CHANGE REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2001
- Submitted
- February 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N845CA
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE388
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A11
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- 10038100511
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 1,250 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.