Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna T310Q

Difficulty date
January 25, 2001
Submitted
March 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7542Q
Make and model
Cessna T310Q
Aircraft serial
310Q0042
Engine
Cont TSIO520C
Part
Bracket
Part number
509230015
Condition
Cracked
Location
Strobe
Part time
10,544 hours
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

AC WAS IN THE HANGAR FOR 50 HOUR INSPECTION. STROBE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND AN EXPLOSION DAMAGED THE LEFT WING TIP TANK. FWD FAIRING WAS BLOWN APART BY AN EXPLOSION. FOUND THE FWD TANK ACCESS PANEL SPOT WELDS FOR THE NAV/STROBE LIGHT BRACKETS WERE CRACKED, ALLOWING GAS FUMES TO COLLECT IN THE NOSE CONE AND CAUSE THE EXPLOSION.

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