Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna 172D

Difficulty date
April 10, 2024
Submitted
April 11, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2419Y
Make and model
Cessna 172D
Aircraft serial
17249719
Aircraft time
4,201 hours
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
05260074
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 600
Part time
4,021 hours
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.

What was found

REMOVED THE RH FUEL TANK TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE. FOUND FUEL TANK BAFFLE SPOT WELDS BROKEN. THE BAFFLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE AROUND FREELY INSIDE THE TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE FALSE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE TRANSMITTER FLOAT. THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY INTENTIONALLY ALLOWING THE FUELING NOZZLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BAFFLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE FUELING NOZZLE AND HOSE DURING REFULING. MARKS ON THE LH FUEL TANK BAFFLE SUPPORT THIS THEORY. THIS ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED ON SDR 2003FA0000306, 2003FA0000291, 2003FA0000290, 2003FA0000290, 98ZZZX1650, 2003FA0000289, AND MENTIONED IN CESSNA SERVICE LETTER 63-54.

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