# SDR 96ZZZX2405

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 1, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N6WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6WH), registered now
- Make and model: Cessna 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 18052492
- System (JASC): [2810 · Fuel Storage](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2810)
- Part: Fuel Cap
- Condition: Defective
- Location: Lt Tank
- Stage of operation: CR
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2405

## Discrepancy

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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