SDR 97ZZZX466

Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
January 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
P46132
Condition
Leaks
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K, W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PURCHASED AS A DIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR PIPER P/N 462-722. FUEL CELL S/N A343 WAS INSTALLED AND LEAKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION. THREE ADDITIONAL FUEL CELLS WERE SHIPPED TO INSTALLER, TWO OF THREE WERE INSTALLED, BUT WOULD NOT FIT FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THE THIRD WAS NOT INSTALLED DUE TO THE PREVIOUS INSTALLATION PROBLEMS.

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