SDR HQEA962

Service difficulty report · Tank Assy · Agusta A109C

Difficulty date
September 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100S
Make and model
Agusta A109C
Aircraft serial
7644
Part
Tank Assy
Part number
109061102112
Condition
Broken
Location
Upper Nipple
Part time
1,328 hours
Component
109061102112
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TANK ASSY IS BROKEN. FOUND UPPER NIPPLE WHERE AUX FUEL TRANSFER TUBE ATTACHES TORN OFF. THE AUX FUEL WAS NOT TRANSFERING INTO THE FORWARD PART OF THE TANK. WHEN REMOVING THE TANK FOR REPAIR, A 7/8" WRENCH WAS FOUND UNDER THE TANK. THIS TANK WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. SENT TANK TO AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR.

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