bill.hutchison
Well Known Member
Did a little searching but didn't see this anywhere.
Both of the flanges (VA-112) on my RV6A are cracked - my mechanic found this during my CI. One is worse than the other. No evident fuel leaks. Probably wouldn't have even found it but we're replacing the sumps (the old ones were kinda gross and corroded) and found this.
Do any of you know *why* this would happen? They're cracked in the vertical plane, in line with the axis of the sump.
We're debating whether or not to pull the tanks and replace them, or if a weld could be a solution. Not sure yet. Never seen this anywhere else and wondering if anyone else had run into it.
Both of the flanges (VA-112) on my RV6A are cracked - my mechanic found this during my CI. One is worse than the other. No evident fuel leaks. Probably wouldn't have even found it but we're replacing the sumps (the old ones were kinda gross and corroded) and found this.
Do any of you know *why* this would happen? They're cracked in the vertical plane, in line with the axis of the sump.
We're debating whether or not to pull the tanks and replace them, or if a weld could be a solution. Not sure yet. Never seen this anywhere else and wondering if anyone else had run into it.