Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Mooney M20D

Difficulty date
December 23, 1999
Submitted
July 13, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20D
Aircraft time
5,924 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1D
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Fuel Cell
Component
Fuel Cell · Lyc
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT FUEL CELL WAS FOUND LEAKING ON NOVEMBER 1999. LEAK WAS REPAIRED ON NOV 28, 1999. LEAK WAS THEN NOTICED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. LEAK APPEARED TO COME FROM FORWARD WALL OF CELL. LOWERED FUEL LEVEL UNTIL FUEL SHOWED DRYING IN AREA. AT THIS LEVEL AT THE FORWARD TOP EDGE OF CELL THE SEALANT WAS FOUND LOOSE (EASY TO PEEL OFF). AREA WAS PROBABLY NOT CLEANED BEFORE APPLICATION. REMOVED SEALANT ON WHOLE UPPER EDGE OF FORWARD WALL AND RESEALED. NOW DOES NOT LEAK. (X)

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