What was found
(AUS) RH WING FUEL CELL LEAKING - ON REMOVAL OF THE TANK EXTENSIVE DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COATING OF TANK WAS EVIDENT - THE CELL WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1978 AND CONSTRUCTED FROM BTC-67 MATERIAL
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500S
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1B5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCA3VK2
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 5630061502
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Storage
- 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.