What was found
CREW REPORTED A FUEL LEAK AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO ORD. REQUESTED FIRE EQUIPMENT. TOWED TO GATE. *S/D* FUEL ACCESS PANEL 7216 WITH MISSING AND UNDERTORQUED FASTENERS. REPLACED AND RETORQUED ALL FASTENERS.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7260U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21407
- Aircraft time
- 64,655 hours, 36,876 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Wing Fuel
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.