Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Enstrm F28F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N128T
Make and model
Enstrm F28F
Aircraft serial
770
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Deteriorated
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT, SMALL PARTICLES WERE FOUND WHILE CHECKING THE FUEL SUMPS. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EC776 SLOSHING COMPOUND INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY WAS SEPARATING FROM THE TANK. WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE SOME PIECES THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. THERE IS STILL VERY LARGE PIECES OF LOOSE SLOSHING COMPOUND IN THE TANK THAT COULD EASILY OBSTRUCT THE FUEL SCREEN WITHIN THE FUEL TANK.