Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
June 25, 2011
Submitted
July 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32796
Aircraft time
28,598 hours, 9,285 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Part number
110A11317
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
28,598 hours, 9,285 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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, TECH DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN LT WING MAIN TANK DUE TO A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR PANEL, NR 532QB; SO IT WAS TIGHTEN AND THE FUEL LEAK WAS EVALUATED IAW MM 28-11-00 FOUND IT WITHIN LIMITS, DISPATCHING THE ACFT IN THIS CONDITION. MX REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR PANEL NR 532QB WAS REPLACED AND LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW 28-11-11, ALL CORRECT.

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