SDR 96ZZZX2405

Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Cessna 180J

Difficulty date
February 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6WH
Make and model
Cessna 180J
Aircraft serial
18052492
Part
Fuel Cap
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Tank
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE ORIGINAL FLUSH FUEL CAPS AND PLATES WERE REPLACED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH 'UMBRELLA' CAPS AND PLATES SOLD BY CESSNA. THE CAPS WERE RED PLASTIC. DURING A FLIGHT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS OF GAS SIPHONED OUT OF LEFT TANK. DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS 5.50 HOURS. SENDING THE ASSY FOR EXAMINATION.

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