What was found
DURING A ROUTINE VISUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE UPPER FUEL BLADDER WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING. UPON REMOVAL OF THE UPPER BLADDER, THE LOWER, AFT SEEM WAS WET INDICATING A BREACH OF THE INNER SEAL ALONG THIS BLADDER EDGE.
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2022
- Submitted
- January 21, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N120CR
- Make and model
- Urocop AS365N3
- Aircraft serial
- 1128
- Aircraft time
- 3,623 hours, 8,911 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 501099
- Part serial
- 115861
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Upper Fuel Deck
- Part time
- 980 hours, 3,898 cycles
- 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.