Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
December 13, 2022
Submitted
December 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252JX
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145276
Aircraft time
35,541 hours, 32,468 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Part number
MS295262
Part serial
NA
Condition
Missing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ISSUE- CREW REPORTED UPON CLIMB OUT, WE RECEIVED A FUEL IMBALANCE CAUTION. THE FUEL WAS BALANCED ON THE GROUND. ARRIVING AT THE FUEL PAGE, I NOTICED WE WERE ALMOST 1000LBS OFF BETWEEN TANKS WITH THE RIGHT TANK BEING THE LOW SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A FUEL TRANSFER. AS SOON AS I BEGAN THE TRANSFER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO ADVISED THAT CUSTOMERS ARE NOTICING A LOT OF FLUID COMING FROM THE RIGHT WING. I TALKED IT OVER WITH THE FO AND MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN GIVEN THE TWO EVENTS. UPON LANDING, MX NOTICED THE FUEL CAP WAS MISSING FROM THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING. CORR ACTION- MX INSTALLED A NEW FUEL CAP. JSX ALSO INITIATED A FLEETWIDE FUEL CAP INSPECTION FOR CONDITION AND INSTALLATION.

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