What was found
WING FUEL CAP INTERNAL BLACK PLASTIC RIB BREAKS OFF INSIDE THE LOWER FUEL CAP RETAINER ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2017
- Submitted
- June 15, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N697CT
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40N181
- Aircraft time
- 1,987 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 1,701 hours
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV6R
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- A508117L
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 990 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.