Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
June 3, 2020
Submitted
September 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35306
Aircraft time
30,226 hours, 3,915 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Leaking
Location
Dry Bay
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 THE OVERNIGHT AT MEX, IT WAS DETECTED FUEL LEAK EVIDENCE BY THE FLAME ARRESTOR LOCATED ON RT WING DRY BAY AREA RIB 9, IAW AMM 28-11-00-06A-364A-A PARAGRAPH 1.3. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE RT WING DRY BAY ACCESS PANEL, IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-28-11-02/05-00A-520A/720-A AND ACCESS PANEL DOOR NUMBER 631DB. RT WING DRY BAY WAS SEALED IAW DCM-B787-A-28-11-00-14A-663A-A. SEALANT ADHESION CHECK WAS PERFORMED, IAW AMM 28-11-00-14A-663A-663A-A PARAGRAPH IR AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-28-11-00-06A-364A-A, ALL CORRECT.

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