What was found
DURING ENGINES START, A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE LT ENGINE. MX PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSP IAW MM 73-21-00 AND LT ENGINE WAS STARTED IAW MM 80-00-00, NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2011
- Submitted
- May 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N859AM
- Make and model
- Boeing 73781Q
- Aircraft serial
- 32796
- Aircraft time
- 28,082 hours, 9,018 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27B1
- Engine time
- 26,886 hours, 8,647 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Engine
- 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.