Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 29, 2006
Submitted
October 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
49,072 hours, 33,770 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT HMO DUE TO A FUEL LEAK IN THE RT WING PANEL. CAPTAIN REPORTED A LOSS OF 500 FUEL POUNDS IN 20 MINUTES. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE FUEL TANK INDICATIONS WERE RT TANK 5700 POUNDS AND LT TANK 6250 POUNDS. THE MEASUREMENT BY STICKS WAS RT TANK 5300 POUNDS AND LT TANK 5800 POUNDS WITH ONE DEGREE NOSE DOWN. THEREFORE, REVISION WAS PERFORMED FINDING PANEL 1410C WITH LOOSEN SCREWS. SCREWS WERE TIGHTENED IAW MM 57-30-03 AND TANK REFUELED, PERFORMING LEAK TEST, BEING ALL CORRECT. OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 109,600 POUNDS AND MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS, BEING WITHIN LIMITS. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTI

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