Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
June 6, 2025
Submitted
June 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
32636
Aircraft time
88,924 hours, 11,544 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FUEL IMBALANCE CHECKLIST LED TO FUEL LEAK CHECKLIST. CONFIRMED FUEL LEAK. SHUTDOWN NO. 2 ENG ACCORDING TO CHECKLIST. DECESION MADE TO DIVERT TO BGR, EMERGENCY DECLARED AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN VAR STATOR VANES RETURN FUEL LINE ON ENG#2. REMOVED AND REPLACED A BROKEN FUEL LINE AS PER EM72-00-34.