Service difficulty report · Gasket · Airtrc AT802

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N896WP
Make and model
Airtrc AT802
Aircraft serial
8020504
Part
Gasket
Part number
531211
Condition
Leaking
Location
Firewall
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.

What was found

FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM FIREWALL AREA OF AIRCRAFT UPON TASING IN. COLINGS WERE REMOVED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FIREWALL FUEL FILTER. AIRCRAFT BOOST PUMP RAN AND LEAK WAS NOTED TO BE COMING ROM UNDERNEATH BOLT HOLDING FIREWALL FUEL FILTER BOWL ON TO UPPER HOUSING. BOLT WAS REMOVED AND NOTICED HOLE IN COPER GASKEY WAS NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GASKET. UPON CHECING MORE NEW GASKETS. SEVERAL NEW GASKETS WERE DETERMINED TO BE PUNCHED SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER. ONE WITH A HOLE PROPERLY CENTERED WAS FOUND. INSTALLED AND LEAK CHECKED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WASHER CAN MIGRATE AND THE OFF CENTERED HOLD ALLOWS THE LEAK. THE WASHER HAD BEEN RACENTLY INTALLED, STARTED LEAKING AFTER 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT.