Service difficulty report · Header Tank · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

Difficulty date
March 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Part
Header Tank
Part number
561504
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lower Side
Part time
1,902 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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)FUEL STAIN NOTICED ON LOWER SIDE OF HEADER. HEADER TANK REMOVED, FOUND CORRODED THROUGH FROM INSIDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DIRT, SMALL STONES, PRC (PROPLETS & RUBBER PIECES). THIS CORROSION WAS FOUND ON TWO OTHER SIMILAR AIRCRAFT (S/N T34-013 AND T34-014). NEW HEADER TANKS P/N 9104-32 INSTALLED. *NOTE - NEW HEADER TANK HAS A LARGER TAPERED SUMP.