What was found
PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF RT WING LEAKING FUEL TANK NR 2 SHOWING 800 LBS LOWER THAN TANK 1 FUEL IMBALANCE AND TANK NR 2 DASHED OUT. MX R & R THE RT WING FLAPPER VALVE WITH LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16918
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145397
- Aircraft time
- 31,492 hours, 24,142 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Part number
- 2770138103
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.