Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
July 14, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N127BC
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140519
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
41424
Part serial
330
Condition
Rotted
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT OUTBOARD WING FUEL CELL (PN 4142-4) REPLACES (PN 5026102-4). FUEL CELL IS 11 YEARS OLD. MPG, DATE 2-90. FUEL CELL CAME APART (TOTALLY ROTTEN AND BRITTLE) AT TOP OF FILLER NECK. FUEL CELL WAS MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL, NOT OF THE NORMAL RUBBER. BAD TANK FOUND.

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