SDR 99ZZZX1633

Service difficulty report · Tank · Cessna 180G

Difficulty date
March 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4721U
Make and model
Cessna 180G
Aircraft serial
18051421
Part
Tank
Part number
07260015
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
800 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS IN LOCAL AIRPORT AREA AND GOING TO MAKE 3 TOUCH AND GO'S, AFTER POWER LOST, PILOT LANDED 150 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY AND NOSED-OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SOME WATER IN GASCOLATOR. THE LT FUEL TANK HAD MANY WRINKLES IN THE DRAIN AREA FOR SUMPING TANK. BOTH TANKS REPLACED 1985 AND FUEL DRAINS INSTALLED PER 84-10-01 R1 AND FUEL TANK CAPS HAD O-RING REPLACED PARA 3 (IV) WAS CHECKED AND STATED IN LOG THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN 3 OUNCES OF FLUID IN CHECK OF THANKS, NO FURTHER ACTION.

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