What was found
FUEL CAPS WERE INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT IAW STC SA2376CE AND HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT 40 HOURS IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. THEY BEGAN VENTING FUEL FROM BOTH TANKS RESULTING IN A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2007
- Submitted
- September 10, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N58776
- Make and model
- Cessna 182P
- Aircraft serial
- 18262288
- Engine
- Cont O470*
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- FC100
- Condition
- Venting
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Part time
- 40 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.