What was found
ALUMINUM FUEL LINE CORRODED. MANUFACTURER WRAPS FRICTION TAPE ON TUBING FORMING CORROSION TRAP. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT WITH CORROSION PROOFED TUBING AND ELIMINATION OF FRICTION TAPE.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1388C
- Make and model
- Piper PA18A
- Aircraft serial
- 182649
- Engine
- Lyc O290D2
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 1072903
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuel System
- 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.