Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 22, 2018
Submitted
September 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27449
Aircraft time
90,346 hours, 14,646 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Main
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER (WING TO CENTER TANK, TRANSFERRED 1000LBS, THEN 1200LBS INTO CENTER TANK. FUEL CONFIGURATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED RIGHT WING TO CENTER BOTH TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED 1 LEAK AT THE RIGHT MAIN TANK BULKHEAD AND REMOVED BAD SEALANT, CLEANED AND APPLIED NEW SEALANT IAW AMM 28-11-00-308-013, NO LEAKS NOTED.