Service difficulty report · Header Tank · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Aircraft time
943 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Header Tank
Part number
9014T032
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuel Sys
Part time
943 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) THE FUEL SYS HEADER TANK BOTTOM WAS DESIGNED SO ALL CONTAMINANTS WOULD DRAIN TO THE LOWEST POINT OF THE TANK WHERE THERE IS A DRAIN POINT. DURING MFG THE WELDING OF THE TANK BOTTOM CAUSED THE MATERIAL TO WARP CAUSING POCKETS TO FORM WERE CONTAMINANTS COULD COLLECT AND NOT DRAIN FROM THE TANK . CONTAMINANTS, WATER FORMED IN THE VOIDS OR POCKETS AND CORRODED THE TANK TO A POINT OF FAILURE.