Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
December 13, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35311
Aircraft time
21,916 hours, 2,578 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Center
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 IN NRT STATION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED FUEL LEAK (2 DROPS/SEG.) OUT OF LIMITS AT CENTER TANK AT THE REAR SPAR IN RH WHEEL COMPARTMENT; AIRCRAFT RETURN TO MEXICO CITY IAW BOEING MESSAGE 4-4342867131 “AEROMEXICO WOULD LIKE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AS A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM TOKYO NARITA (NRT) TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (ANC) THEN ONTO MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (MEX) WITH AN EMPTY CENTER FUEL TANK”; AT MEXICO FUEL LEAK TANK WAS REPAIRED WITH SEALED I.A.W. AMM STANDAR REPAIR B-787-A-28-11-00-14A-663A-A PARAGRAPH 1.A. , ALL CORRECT.

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