What was found
PILOT REPORTED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER RT WING DEICER BOOT. REMOVED BOOT AND FOUND CORROSION HAD EATEN THROUGH THE L/E OF BOTH TANKS BEHIND THE DEICER BOOT. PROBABLE THAT WATER WAS BEHIND THE BOOT AND CREATED THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2013
- Submitted
- September 20, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2240D
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347970032
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- 950707
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 5,723 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.