Service difficulty report · Nut Plate · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
March 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft time
1,592 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Nut Plate
Part number
9384237203
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FUEL FOUND LEAKING FROM FUEL DRAIN RETAINING FLANGE AREA. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 1 RIVET HEAD HOLDING RETAINING NUT PLATE HAD BROKEN OFF. THE NUT PLATE, LOCATED INSIDE THE WING`S FUEL BAY, HAD MOVE, BREAKING THE SEALANT, THUS THE LEAK.