Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 17, 2007
Submitted
March 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803ML
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49726
Aircraft time
48,088 hours, 28,371 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Seal
Part number
698640
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing Panel
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.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED IN AN UPPER PANEL OF THE LT WING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RELOCATED THE SEAL AND APPLIED SEALANT IAW SRM 51-20-04 AND 51-22-2A, LEAK WAS CORRECTED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK THE SEAL WAS REPLACED, SEALANT WAS APPLIED AND A LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 28-10-01 PAGE 601, ALL CORRECT.

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