SDR 98ZZZX1145

Service difficulty report · Nacelle · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
February 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N340TS
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0999
Part
Nacelle
Part number
562010022
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing Assy
Part time
2,095 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

FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING FND COMING FROM RT NACELLE FUEL CELL. REMOVED NACELLE ACCESS COVER, FUEL CELL LINER, HEAT SHIELD, AND FUEL CELL. SEVERE CORROSION FND ON UPPER WING SKIN AND STRS. FUEL CELL LINER CORRODED (EXFOLIATED). ALSO, LT NACELLE INSPECTED FOR SIMILAR CONDITION. AFTER REMOVAL OF LT NACELLE COVER AND FUEL CELL, SEVERE CORROSION FND. UPPER WING SKIN, STRINGERS AND UPPER SPAR CAP ARE ALL EXFOLIATED. AFT SIDE OF LT FIREWALL DISCOLORED FROM HEAT AND FUEL CELL HEAT SHIELD IS BURNED THROUGH. HEAT DAMAGE MAY BE CAUSED BY A PREVIOUS EXH FAILURE. ACFT IS WELL MAINTAINED, HANGARED MOST OF THE YEAR AND NOT HIGH TIME. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MAY GO UNDETECTED ON SIMILAR ACFT.

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