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Pilot report of an imploded tip tank. States that the air vent line was blocked and damage occurred while he was descending traffic from 17000 ft down to 5000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 349591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
We were descending out of 17000 ft MSL and transferring fuel from right tip to right main. Apparently the tip's air vent line was blocked and the metal tank imploded. Boom! Aircraft continued flight to pdk and landed normally. Absolutely no vibration, imploded tip was secure. Operation normal. We bypassed 1 airport to continue to pdk. The decision to proceed was sound due to the normal operational characteristics of plane. We did slow down considerably to eliminate any chance of loose debris.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT OF AN IMPLODED TIP TANK. STATES THAT THE AIR VENT LINE WAS BLOCKED AND DAMAGE OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DSNDING TFC FROM 17000 FT DOWN TO 5000 FT.
Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING OUT OF 17000 FT MSL AND TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM R TIP TO R MAIN. APPARENTLY THE TIP'S AIR VENT LINE WAS BLOCKED AND THE METAL TANK IMPLODED. BOOM! ACFT CONTINUED FLT TO PDK AND LANDED NORMALLY. ABSOLUTELY NO VIBRATION, IMPLODED TIP WAS SECURE. OP NORMAL. WE BYPASSED 1 ARPT TO CONTINUE TO PDK. THE DECISION TO PROCEED WAS SOUND DUE TO THE NORMAL OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANE. WE DID SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY TO ELIMINATE ANY CHANCE OF LOOSE DEBRIS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.