What was found
CRACK WAS FOUND ALONG THE LOWER SEAM ON THE INBOARD SIDE. APPLICATION 180HP FLOAT PLANE. INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MATERIAL ALONG WELDED SEAMS.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2002
- Submitted
- October 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N390CC
- Make and model
- Piper PA18150
- Aircraft serial
- 9944CC
- Engine
- Lyc O360*
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- Part number
- DC1804924632L
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 181 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.