What was found
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED A FUEL LEAK ON THE RT WING. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, A LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE RT WING UPPER PANEL. TWO NUTS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND PANEL WAS SEALED AGAIN, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2006
- Submitted
- November 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N205AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49405
- Aircraft time
- 46,435 hours, 30,523 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.