Hi Alan,
I had a similar thing happen but it was coming out the sender gasket
under the head rest when I filled the tank. It looked like the dam
broke and took about two hours and removing the wings to finally
discover it. Some pro-seal fixed it right up. Don't worry too much, Bob
will find the problem.
Jeff
A258/ Gold Rush
On Mar 19, 2007, at 5:29 PM, Alan Burrows wrote:
> <alan@kestrel-insurance.com>
>
> 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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> 15:34
>
>
Jeff Roberts
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