SDR 98ZZZX1067

Service difficulty report · Tank · Beech A36

Difficulty date
January 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5RZ
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E1579
Part
Tank
Part number
77128251
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
400 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED OF OIL DRIPPING ON HANGAR FLOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE SIDE OF THE OIL TANK. THERE WERE TWO CREASES IN THE TANK RUNNING IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION ON BOTH THE FORE AND AFT SIDE OF THE TANK. THE CRACK ORIGINATED AT THE TOP OF THE FORWARD CREASE. THIS OIL TANK IS PRESSURIZED AND EVEN THIS SMALL TANK CRACK CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL TO BE LOST.

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