What was found
FUEL CAP FAILURE, RETAINING TAB, BROKE AFTER LESS THAN ONE HOUR IN SERVICE. PART RETURNED TO CESSNA FOR INSPECTION. THIS FAILURE LED TO THE LOSS OF FUEL IN THE TANK DURING FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4850D
- Make and model
- Cessna 182A
- Aircraft serial
- 34950
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- C1560030101
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wing Tank
- Part time
- 1 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.