Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna 172Q

Difficulty date
November 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172Q
Engine
Lyc O360A4N
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE STOPPED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MANAGED TO LAND SAFELY ON SAME RUNWAY ABOUT 1 LITER OF WATER FOUND IN RIGHT HAND WING TANK, FUEL SCREEN AND CARBURETOR LAST FLIGHT WAS 12 DAYS PREVIOUS AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR THE PAST 12 DAYS. ALL TANK CAPS, ETC., SECURE. PILOT POSSIBLY NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE WATER IN TANK. UNKNOWN HOW WATER GOT INTO TANK.

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