Service difficulty report · Pipe · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 5, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49323
Part
Pipe
Part number
7912854711
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LGA - CLIMBING THROUGH 10000 FEET NOTICED UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM CENTER TANK TO LEFT WING TANK. RETURNED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND PIPE CRACKED IN LEFT HAND WING TANK. REPLACED LEFT WING MAIN TANK FUEL SYSTEM PIPE ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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