Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 16, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft time
748 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
D4464041
Condition
Cracked
Part time
919 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) CUSTOMER REPORTED A CRACK IN THE SIDE PANEL OF THEIR AUXILIARY FUEL TANK AND WERE ADVISED TO RETURN FOR EVALUATION. UPON INSPECTION OF INTERIOR OF TANK ASSY IT WAS FOUND SEVERAL WELDS ATTACHING THE SIDE PANEL TO THE SUPPORTING FRAMES WERE BROKEN. ALSO, THE INTERIOR SIDE PANEL ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF WEARING FROM RIVET HEAD.

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