Service difficulty report · Firewall · Beech B100

Difficulty date
July 1, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft time
14,033 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3316252B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4TN5
Part
Firewall
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
14,218 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

DURING ROUTINE INSP, A CRACK HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE RT INBD WALL OF THE COLLECTOR TANK IN THE FIREWALL FUEL SHUTOFF REGION. REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE IAW THE MM.

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