Service difficulty report · Strip · Amd FALCON20C5

Difficulty date
April 29, 2003
Submitted
June 11, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N20UA
Make and model
Amd FALCON20C5
Aircraft serial
91
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Strip
Part number
MY2023723
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Center Wing
Part time
11,348 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM LT SIDE OF CENTER WING AREA. DETERMINED ORIGIN OF LEAKAGE TO BE TWO OF THE BOLTS THAT SECURE REMOVABLE CENTER PLANK. WHILE REMOVING SEALANT FROM HEAD OF BOLT 19, FROM LT SIDE, ALONG FRONT ROW OF PLANK FASTENERS, FOUND THAT BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED, WOULD NOT TIGHTEN AT ALL. REMOVED BOLT 19 FROM CENTER PLANK. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THE NUTPLATE GANG STRIP WAS OUT OF POSITION. FOUND ADJACENT BOLT 18, WAS NOT SECURED TO NUTPLATE GANG STRIP EITHER. GANG STRIP SHIFTED DURING PLANK REINSTALLATION. THESE TWO BOLTS ARE ONLY FASTENERS AFFECTED BY IMPROPER POSITION OF THIS GANG STRIP. BOLTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH SEALANT ON SHANK AND OVER THE HEAD AS INSTRUCTED.