Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Cessna T207A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2015
Submitted
December 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1301L
Make and model
Cessna T207A
Aircraft serial
20700641
Aircraft time
12,088 hours
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
18200113
Part serial
1549
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
2,637 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DUE TO LEAKAGE OF THE RT WING TANK, THE LT WING WAS REMOVED TO ACCESS & INSPECT IT'S FIBERGLASS TANK. ON TANK REMOVAL, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE LOCATION OF APPARENT CRACKING & LEAKAGE. DUE TO THE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN ACCESSING THESE TANKS FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR, THIS TANK WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN OEM STYLE FUEL BLADDER.

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