SDR 97ZZZX4970

Service difficulty report · Tank · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
November 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5027P
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
611002D
Part
Tank
Part number
37510007
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Aux Fuel
Part time
2 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

AUXILIARY FUEL TANK COLLAPSED DUE TO VACUUM FROM FUEL TRANSFER TO MAIN TANK. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND MASKING TAPE WAS PLUGGING THE VENT STANDPIPE APPARENTLY TO PREVENT PAINT FROM ENTERING THE VENT TUBE WHEN THE TANK WAS PAINTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.