What was found
DURING A ROUTINE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE INBOARD FUEL TANK STRAP WAS LOOSE. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE STRAP WAS BROKEN. THE BREAK WAS ACROSS TWO SPOT WELDS MADE DURING MANUFACTURE.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61415
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C
- Aircraft serial
- 0018
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Strap
- Part number
- 269A832919
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Tank
- Part time
- 1,143 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.