What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, FUEL REPORTED TO BE VENTING FROM LT WING. CREW PEFORMED UNEVENTFUL AIR TURN BACK. R & R LT WING FLAPPER VALVE AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2013
- Submitted
- August 8, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14907
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145468
- Aircraft time
- 25,301 hours, 19,839 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Part number
- 2770138101
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.