What was found
FOUND FUEL PUDDLING IN L/H WING IB BULKHEAD REAR OF AFT SPAR. REMOVED WING, REMOVED FUEL TANK, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS IN WELDS ON THE FUEL TANK IB SIDE. REPAIRED FUEL TANK AND LEAK TESTED. LEAK TEST GOOD. REINSTALLED FUEL TANK AND WING.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2023
- Submitted
- November 7, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N629SA
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42NG
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC011
- Aircraft time
- 3,600 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Unknown
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- 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.