ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386252
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 2001 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  British Aerospace HS.125-700A |
| Owner/operator: | Walker Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N190WC |
| MSN: | NA0329 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8203 hours |
| Engine model: | Airesearch TFE-731-3R-1H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jackson-Evers International Airport, MS (JAN/KJAN) |
| New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA (NEW/KNEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated that they were flying at 4,000 feet msl over Lake Pontchartrain when the flight crew heard a bang. The pilots thought that they had experienced a bird strike, and they landed uneventfully at New Orleans. Post flight examination of the left wing revealed that the left wing's fuel vent was blocked with duct tape, and the wet wing fuel tank had collapsed. The fuel tank stringers and the wing ribs sustained structural damage. The PIC stated that the fuel tanks had been repaired and pressure tested prior to the flight. The PIC added that after the pressure test, the mechanic, who repaired the fuel tank, removed the tape from the right wing's fuel vent; however, both the mechanic and the flight crew failed to notice the duct tape over the left wing's fuel vent. The flight crew stated that there were no streamers or markers present to indicate that the fuel tank vent was covered with duct tape.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a flight with a blocked fuel tank vent. A contributing factor was maintenance personnel's failure to remove the tape covering the fuel tank vent following a pressure test.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA067
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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