SDR S2YA960015

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
July 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N81SK
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE81
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
5,777 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, IT WAS NOTICED THAT FLUID (FUEL) WAS LEAKING FROM THE FIRST SEAM AFT OF THE RIGHT WING BOOT OUTBOARD OF NACELLE AND FROM ABOVE THE RIGHT FLAP IN FLT. THE CREW DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO MKE. THIS LEAK WAS DEFERRED PREVIOUSLY AS WITHIN LIMITS. PRIOR TO THIS BEECH KIT NR 129-4012-1 WAS INSTALLED (3/19/95) WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE FIRST LEAK. BEECH REMOVED KIT NR 129-4012-1S AND INSTALLED KIT NR 129-4013-1. SUBMITTER STATES, THIS HAS NOW BEEN FIFTH RIGHT SPAR LEAK SINCE 3/19/95. (M)

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