SDR 96ZZZX4127

Service difficulty report · Cap Lanyard · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
July 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350RG
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft serial
773SA
Part
Cap Lanyard
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Main Fuel Tank
Part time
2,381 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.

What was found

UPON PERFORMING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT FUEL CAP LANYARD WAS MISSING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LANYARD IN SMALL PIECES IN BOTTOM OF TANK. THE LANYARD IS A SOFT PLASTIC-LIKE MATERIAL THAT HAD HARDENED AND DISINTEGRATED INTO SMALL PIECES WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN PICKED UP BY THE FUEL BOOST PUMP.