SDR 96ZZZX4982

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
September 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QY5R162N
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Flight Facility
Aircraft
N1950G
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0849
Part
Gasket
Part number
50260141
Condition
Cracked
Location
Auxiliary Fuel
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AUXILIARY TANK GASKET REPLACED AT FUEL TANK CHANGE. RADIAL CRACKS DEVELOPED CAUSING FUEL LEAK. GASKET REPLACED WITH NEW. NEW GASKET FAILED IN SAME MANNER. CRACKS STARTED AT ALL SCREW HOLES IN GASKETS. REPLACEMENT GASKETS WERE WHAT APPEARED TO BE NEOPRENE. ORIGINAL GASKET WAS CORK.

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