Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
March 1, 2021
Submitted
March 1, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2669N
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0735
Aircraft time
8,524 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
0823400109
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
8,524 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.

What was found

RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK (TIP TANK) AFT BULKHEAD (PN: 0823400-109) CRACKED IN UPPER RADIUS. THIS BULK HEAD IS AN EXTENSION OF THE AFT WING SPARE IS THE ONLY ONE OF 2 LOCATIONS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK ON THE AIRPLANE. THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN THROUGH COUNTLESS 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS AND I'M CERTAIN THAT THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE LAST ANNUAL/100 HOUR INSPECTION 85.3 HOURS AGO. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF TIP TANK AFT BULKHEAD (BOTH SIDES) THAT I'VE FOUND ON 340A'S IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. ALL IN THE SAME RADIUS. THIS NEEDS TO BECOME AN AD!!!! IT COULD BE EASILY OVERLOOKED BY SOMEONE WHO IS LESS THAN THOROUGH. I'VE FOUND THIS CRACK ON 340A'S WITH 4500 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

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