What was found
BLADDER FUEL TANKS LEAKED FUEL WHEN FILLED ABOVE ONE-HALF FULL MARK. CAUSED BY ABRASION DURING COLLAPSING OF FUEL TANK. RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT WITH FIBERGLASS TANKS.
- Difficulty date
- December 1, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8561T
- Make and model
- Cessna 182C
- Aircraft serial
- 52461
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Bladder
- Part number
- 07260011
- Condition
- Leak
- Location
- Fuel Tank Lt
- Component
- Usrubber
- 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.