Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Cessna 185F

Difficulty date
July 22, 2007
Submitted
July 22, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 185F
Aircraft serial
18503193
Aircraft time
2,700 hours
Engine
Cont IO520D
Part
Fuel Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Wing
Part time
5 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL LEAKING FROM BASE OF NEWLY INSTALLED PREMIUM FUEL CAPS. LOCATION ON WINGS IRRELEVANT. LEAK FROM BOTH IB AND OB CAPS. COMPLIED WITH MFG INSTRUCTIONS IAW VENT LOCATION WITHOUT EFFECT. EVIDENTLY NOT UNCOMMON PROBLEM, AS BLOGS ON MFG CLUB FORUM AND PILOTS ASSOC. FORUM WILL ATTEST. MFG SENT NEW O-RINGS, BUT HAVEN'T TRIED THEM. NEVERTHELESS, CAPS SHOULD BE FOOL-PROOF FROM FACTORY. HARDLY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER MY OLD MFG RAISED INLET CAPS.

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