What was found
WHILE CROSS-FEEDING ALL ENGINES FROM NUMBER 2 TANK NUMBER 3 FUEL QUANTITY DECREASED 700 LBS. *S/D* FUEL VENT TUBE ELBOW CRACKED AT FLANGE. REPLACED TUBE ELBOW, LEAKED CHECKED OKAY AND NO TRANSFER NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7263U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21410
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Fuel Vent Tube
- Part number
- 69186128
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 Fuel Tank
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.