What was found
LEFT AUX FUEL CELL LEAKING AFTER 12 MONTHS SINCE NEW. FUEL CELL REMOVED, FOUND FUEL CELL MATERIAL NOT ADHERED AT SEAM, INADEQUATE BONDING.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2012
- Submitted
- July 24, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N18471
- Make and model
- Beech F90
- Aircraft serial
- LA161
- Aircraft time
- 3,746 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cell
- Part number
- 20025
- Part serial
- CR989
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 87 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.