Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
December 6, 2018
Submitted
December 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27448
Aircraft time
95,363 hours, 15,417 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Cap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT, SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK FROM THE LEFT OVERWING FUELING CAP. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE FUEL CAP O-RING IAW AMM 28-11-04-004-001 REPLACED THE CAP, LEAK CHECKED OK.