What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL LEAK FROM RT WING AFTER TAKEOFF. FUEL QTY DROPPED 300LBS AND THEN FUEL LEAK STOPPED. MX INSPECTED AN REPLACED THE RT WING FLAP VALVE. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2013
- Submitted
- May 2, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12552
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145583
- Aircraft time
- 26,080 hours, 20,101 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Part number
- 2770138103
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.