What was found
WHILE CHANGING FUEL LINE CONNECTION HOSES ON LT AND RT FUEL BLADDER, NIPPLES BROKE OFF. NO EVIDENCE OF CRACKING OR PREVIOUS LEAKING NOTED. SUSPECT CAUSE - OLD AGE?
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N735SN
- Make and model
- Cessna 182Q
- Aircraft serial
- 18265649
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Nipple
- Part number
- 120006524
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Fuel Bladder
- Part time
- 1,044 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.