SDR AU000426

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 23, 2000
Submitted
July 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Fod
Location
Fuel Storage
Component
Fuel Storage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O, K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) RIGHT WING FUEL TANK FOD. ON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL, A PIECE OF RAG MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 300 MM BY 300 MM (11.8 INCHES BY 11.8 INCHES) WAS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK COVERING ONE FUEL TANK FLOW VALVE AND THE MAIN FUEL SUCTION PORT. THE PANEL WAS REMOVED DUE TO A LARGE FUEL STAIN ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE WING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PANEL HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AND NO SEALANT HAD BEEN USED. FOD.

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