Service difficulty report · Tank · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
March 24, 2003
Submitted
April 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775RD
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft serial
4622174
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Tank
Part number
8402917
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

THE TANK WAS BROUGHT FOR WELD REPAIR OF LEAKING WELD SEAMS. THE TANK WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED AND PASSED PRESSURE TEST. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE WELD REPAIR, THE DEPTH OF WELD PENETRATION OF ORIGINAL WELD WAS OBSERVED. THE AMOUNT OF PENETRATION IS MINIMAL AT BEST. BECAUSE THIS IS A FUEL TANK, THIS CRS BELIEVES THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT A NDT INSPECTION BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF WELD PENETRATION TO ENSURE SOUND WELD JOINTS.

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