What was found
TANK SPLITS OPEN AND LEAKS WATER INTO BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. FAILURES OCCUR ON END CAPS AND APPEAR TO BE DUE TO OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OPERATOR HAS EXPERIENCED.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N435T
- Make and model
- Amd FALCON2000
- Aircraft serial
- 09
- System (JASC)
- 3810 · Potable Water System
- Part
- Water Tank
- Part number
- 7700237501
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Potable Water
- Part time
- 751 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.