Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 23, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
14,692 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
1019200931
Part serial
BB1384
Condition
Cracked
Location
Purge Tank
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS NOTICED THAT ON SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE SMOKED. NOTICE THAT THE COLLECTOR TANK WAS CRACKED ALONG THE WELD. (TC NR 20070802004)