What was found
(CAN) FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE RT AUX FUEL TANK ONTO HANGAR FLOOR. A CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LONG WAS FOUND ON LOWER SKIN ADJACENT TO ONE OF SEVERAL BUTTON WELDS BY A RIB. CONVERTED TO AUSTRO-ENGINE POWERED ACFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Propeller
- Mtprop MTV6*
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- D6028141200
- Condition
- Cracked
- Part time
- 1,230 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.