What was found
L/E INBD FUEL TANK LEAKING. AFTER REMOVING THE TANK A LEAK CHECK REVEALED A SEAM WAS NOT COMPLETELY BONDED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2013
- Submitted
- May 31, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N28VU
- Make and model
- Beech 200BEECH
- Aircraft serial
- BB743
- Aircraft time
- 10,009 hours, 8,100 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 21025
- Part serial
- CR921
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 145 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.