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Service difficulty report · Cell · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
November 8, 2002
Submitted
November 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414TH
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140400
Aircraft time
4,229 hours
Part
Cell
Part number
41423
Part serial
425
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Fuel Storage
Part time
2,720 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, LEFT WING OUTBOARD AUX FUEL CELL LEAKAGE NOTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, FUEL CELL FOUND TO BE SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED AROUND THE FILLER PORT OPENING. THE FUEL CELL MATERIAL AT THAT POINT HAD BECOME BRITTLE. SUGGEST THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF FUEL CELLS CONDITIONS DURING ALL SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS.

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