Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
November 14, 2010
Submitted
November 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
68,957 hours, 33,808 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
320445871101
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FUELING, TECH DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN AFT AUXILIARY TANK DUE TO CRACK IN AFT FUSELAGE BOOT FUEL TANK AROUND INTERCONNECTION TUBE AT STA 2. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX DEACTIVATED THE AFT AUXILIARY FUEL TANK IAW MM 28-20-25, ALL CORRECT.

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