Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 1, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N28VU
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB743
Aircraft time
10,013 hours
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
253411
Part serial
CR977
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
148 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

ACFT ARRIVED WITH FUEL LEAKING FROM RT WING. DISCOVERED FUEL CELL LEAKING FROM AN IMPROPERLY BONDED SEAM DURING THE MFG PROCESS. ALSO DISCOVERED ONE INTERCONNECT NIPPLE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY BONDED DURING MFG PROCESS. FUEL CELL MFG BY FLOATS AND FUEL CELLS (FFC).