Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 29, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
3,381 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER COMPLETING A ROUTINE INSP OF THE LT WING FUEL TANK AND IN PREPARING THE FUEL TANKS FOR CLOSING, CLEANING WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED USING AIRVACS. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PRC (SEALANT) ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANKS WOULD SMEAR AND LOOSEN AS IT VACUUMED OVER. UPON INVESTIGATION BY PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE PRC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRC WAS NOT FULLY CURED. THE REMAINING LT WING TANKS WERE CHECKED BY TOUCHING THE PRC EVERY FOOT OR SO AND NONE OF IT WAS FULLY CURED. THE RT WING WAS INSPECTED AS WELL WITH THE SAME SITUATION NOTED. A FUEL LEAK AS ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED IN THE LT WING AUX TANK. IN DISCUSSION WITH THE CUSTOMER NO SIGNIFICANT FUEL TANK MX HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE ACFT SINCE MFG. AS SUCH, IT IS FIRMLY BELIEVED THAT THIS IS THE FACTORY APPLIED PRC IN THE TANKS.