SDR 98ZZZX4217

Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5632C
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC81
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ws 171-183
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.

What was found

THE WING IS CONSTRUCTED IN A WAY THAT TRAPPED WATER CANNOT BE DRAINED FROM THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FUEL STORAGE AREA BETWEEN WS 171.29 AND WS 183.07. THE SAME PROBLEM IS IN BOTH WINGS. A DRAIN PATH NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED.

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