What was found
FUEL CAPS ARE ALLOWING WATER TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE FUEL TANKS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3308Y
- Make and model
- Cessna 182E
- Aircraft serial
- 18254308
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Fuel Tank
- Part time
- 2,793 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.