Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 12, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49654
Part
Hinge
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DFW - UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER DURING FLIGHT. DETERMINED THE LEFT TANK WAS FEEDING INTO THE CENTER. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT FUEL TANK FILL VALVE SWITCH IN OPEN POSITION. WHEN CLOSING FUEL PANEL DOOR GANG BAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF FUEL FILL VALVE SWITCHES. REPLACED HINGE ON FUEL PANEL DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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