Service difficulty report · Bladder · Beech 58

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N951MB
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH2474
Aircraft time
160 hours, 160 cycles
Engine
Cont IO550C
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C512
Part
Bladder
Part number
0029200341
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
160 hours, 160 cycles
Component
Wing · Beech · G58BARON
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON G58 BARON S/N TH-2474, OPERATOR STARTED NOTING CONTINUALLY CLOUDY SUMP FUEL FROM LEFT INBOARD SUMP, APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED NEW WITH RELIABLE FUELING LOCATION. FUEL SAMPLE WAS SENT TO BEECH FOR ANALYSIS. SUBSTANCE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CALCIUM BASED POWDER. UPON OPENING OF TANK, FOUND SIGNIFICANT BUILDUP OF WHITE TALC POWDER INSIDE BLADDER ON WALLS, AND ESPECIALLY AT LOWER AREAS OF LEFT INBOARD LEADING EDGE TANK. CLEANED/FLUSHED FUEL SYSTEM, AND NEW TANK WAS INSTALLED UNDER BEECHCRAFT / TEXTRON FACTORY WARRANTY,TO RESOLVE DISCREPANCY.

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