What was found
NR 3 FUEL TANK QUANTITY STEADILY DECREASED DURING CLIMB. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE ELBOW VENT TUBE CRACKED. REPLACED VENT TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2001
- Submitted
- April 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7453U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21907
- Aircraft time
- 60,752 hours, 35,070 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2821 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/Strainer
- Part
- Vent Line
- Part number
- 69186128
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 3 Fuel Tank
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.