What was found
UNCOMMANDED FUEL BURN FROM THE NR 1 AND NR 3 TANKS WHILE USING FUEL FROM THE NR 2 TANK. *S/D* NR 3 TANK VENT TUBE FOUND CRACKED. REPLACED VENT TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7450U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21904
- Aircraft time
- 60,836 hours, 34,398 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Elbow
- Part number
- 69186122
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Tank Vent
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.