Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
September 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14543
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145553
Aircraft time
26,404 hours, 20,058 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2810057104
Part serial
4654AA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing Fuel Sys
Part time
9,230 hours, 6,934 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED TOWER AND 3 ACFT BEHIND REPORTED SEEING SMOKE TRAILING OFF THE RT SIDE OF ACFT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND A FUEL LEAK ON THE RT WING. THEY DETERMINED NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS EVIDENT. MX REPLACED THE RT WING FUEL VENT VALVE. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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