What was found
THE CREW REPORTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE LT WING. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX R & R THE AFFECTED FLAPPER VALVE, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2013
- Submitted
- August 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N19966
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145131
- Aircraft time
- 34,728 hours, 25,928 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Part number
- 2770138103
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.