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Service difficulty report · Tank · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
December 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N15488
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
287325078
Part
Tank
Part number
6399816
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Fuel
Part time
3,017 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 REMOVAL OF THE LT WING FUEL TANK FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL VENT HOSES, CORROSION WAS NOTED AT THE OUTBOARD SIDE FALSE RIB (NOSE RIB) SECTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CORROSION WAS BLISTERED. AFTER PROBING WITH THE POINT OF A METAL SCRIBE, IT WAS FOUND THE METAL COULD BE PENETRATED WITH LIGHT HAND PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE.

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