SDR ASMF201901090008

Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date: November 10, 2018
Submitted: January 9, 2019
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N964AM
Make and model: Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial: 35307
Aircraft time: 23,013 hours, 2,945 cycles
System (JASC): 2810 · Fuel Storage
Part: Fuel Cell
Condition: Leaking
Location: Lt Wing
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: K
Precautionary procedure: D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXYING, A FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT WING; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING FUEL QUANTITY IMBALANCE IN EACH TANK WITH FOLLOWING VALUES: 17.3 LH TANK, 16.8 RH TANK AND 4.5 CENTRAL TANK; SO IT WAS PERFORMED FUEL QUANTITY LEVELING INSIDE OF 16.8 TONS EVERY TANK IAW AMM 28-41-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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