SDR 96ZZZX682

Service difficulty report · Cap · Cessna 185

Difficulty date
December 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N61341
Make and model
Cessna 185
Aircraft serial
18504151
Part
Cap
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Tank
Part time
2,125 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

FUEL STAINS WERE NOTICED STREAKING AFT FROM THE FILLER CAPS. SMALL AMOUNTS OF WATER WERE ALSO NOTICED WHILE SUMPING FUEL TANKS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE SEALS ON THE CAPS WERE BADLY CRACKED AND ALLOWING BOTH WATER INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FUEL TO SEEP OUT IN-FLIGHT. REPLACEMENT OF THE CAP/ADAPTER ASSYS CURED BOTH PROBLEMS.

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