What was found
WELDED TABS AT UPPER END OF VENT TUBE (QUANTITY 3) WHICH FORM ATTACH POINTS FOR THE TUBE WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING FUEL CELL MAINTENANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1983Y
- Make and model
- Lear 55LEAR
- Aircraft serial
- 079
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Vent Tube Tabs
- Part number
- 541611322
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Refuel Vent
- Part time
- 4,293 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.