SDR 96ZZZX595

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
November 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N19992
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17260917
Part
Line
Part number
050010683
Condition
Leak
Location
Rt Wing Fuel
Part time
7,470 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

FUEL DYE STAINS NOTICED ON UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT WING AT ROOT. CLEANED AREA AND CHECKED FOR LEAK. NO LEAK NOTED. AFTER PLANE SAT FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS, MORE FUEL STAINS NOTED. FOUND SMALL PINHOLE, .75 INCH, FROM TANK CONNECTION ON THE SOLID LINE. UPON PROBING WITH PICK, THE HOLE ENLARGED TO .0625 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE OUTSIDE OF THE LINE HAD SURFACE CORROSION AT THIS POINT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMATION OF THE HOLE.

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