SDR 0401389609

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 20, 2004
Submitted
August 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47234
Aircraft time
73,636 hours, 64,791 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE OF 1200 LBS BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN WING FUEL TANKS WHILE AT CRUISE. CREW HAD TO MANUALLY CROSSFEED THE FUEL AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ALTERNATE. THE LANDING AT GRB WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT NO MENTION OF COM PROCEDURES OR IF AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE AT GRB CONFIRMED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT WING AND LATER MSP SEALED A FUEL LEAK AT THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP HINGE. ALSO DISCOVERED, WAS AN ERRONEOUS READING FROM THE RIGHT WING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED LATER AT MSP. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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