What was found
FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT FOR 5 SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND FUEL LEAK IN CENTER TANK CAUSING ODOR TO ENTER LT PACK. TANKS RESEALED, PACK BURN OUT PERFORMED.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2008
- Submitted
- May 14, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28748
- Aircraft time
- 40,756 hours, 11,320 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Tank
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.