What was found
LT WING TANK AT 157 HRS SEAM WELD BROKE OPEN WHILE SITTING ON GROUND CAUSING FUEL LEAK INTO WING. WELDS EVALUATED FOUND TO BE THIN AND OF POOR QUALITY.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2005
- Submitted
- August 23, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N44TC
- Make and model
- Piper PA18180
- Aircraft serial
- 9941CC
- Aircraft time
- 157 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 157 hours, 200 cycles
- 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.