Who says life is meant to be fair..!
After four months of fighting bureaucracy I finally get my aircraft airborne
and manage exactly four days of fun flying here in Florida. This morning I
go out to the hanger to pre flight and find the floor is full of fuel. It's
leaking out of the bottom of the aircraft at a fairly fast rate. Having
removed all the inspection covers both inside and outside I cannot detect
the source of the leak. I can see fuel dripping out from somewhere towards
the back of the tank, but not the actual leak. I have checked all the places
where fuel is meant to leave i.e. all the fittings and all look good and
dry. I can therefore only assume that the tank has split somewhere.
My question is
1. Has anyone else experienced a split fuel tank
2. How feasible would it be to have a bladder made to fit inside the tank
rather than cut the old one out and replace it.
All help and advice welcome (other than take up sailing instead).
Many Thanks
Alan
N134AB tri-gear 914 airmaster prop.
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