Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
August 19, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft time
3,805 hours
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
052600750
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,055 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TANK WOULD ALWAYS POP OR OIL CAN AS IT WAS FILLED, LEAK WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN TANK WAS FUELLED RIGHT TO THE TOP. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE REPETITIVE OIL CANNING OF THE TANK CAUSED A FATIQUE CRACK TO START. THE TANK WAS REPAIRED AND THE UPPER SURFACE WAS CONTOURED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE SO IT WILL NOT OIL CAN ANY LONGER.

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