What was found
LT AUX FUEL TANK LEAKS AT MULTIPLE SPOT WELDS. THIS IS THE FOURTH CRACKED AND LEAKING AUX TANK (LT OR RT) WE HAVE CHANGED IN OUR FLEET.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2011
- Submitted
- January 5, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N58LU
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC143
- Aircraft time
- 590 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- D6028281411020
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 296 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.