What was found
(CAN) WHILE BEING STORED IN A HANGAR RIGHT WING WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING FUEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NR3 FUEL TANK P/N 1516132-16 HAD A CRACK ON TOP NEAR THE TRAILING EDGE. FUEL TANK WAS THEN REMOVED, REPAIRED AND REINSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 337H
- Aircraft time
- 2,560 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360G
- Propeller
- Mcauly D2AF34C307
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- 151613216
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 2,900 hours
- Component
- Fuel Tank
- 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.