What was found
ON CLIMB, CREW NOTIFIED OF FUEL COMING FROM TOP OF RT WING. AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING ACCOMPLISHED INVESTIGATION REVEALED O-RING BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND FUEL CAP ADAPTER WAS EXTRUDED. REMOVED ADAPTER AND REPLACED O-RING. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2000
- Submitted
- October 25, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544NA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757236
- Aircraft serial
- 29942
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- MS29513240
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 4,198 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.