What was found
NR 1 FUEL QUANTITY DECREASED BY 700 POUNDS WHILE FEEDING OUT OF NR 2 TANK. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE FOUND NR 2 FUEL MANIFOLD HOUSING CRACKED. ALSO FOUND NR 1 FILL VALVE NOUSING CRACKED.REPLACED FAULTY PARTS.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2000
- Submitted
- December 12, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7276U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21423
- Aircraft time
- 64,661 hours, 36,806 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 60604
- Part serial
- CARTER
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Tank
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.