What was found
THE CREW REPORTED FUEL STREAMING FROM THE LEFT WING INFLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND RIGHT WING FLAPPER VALVE DAMAGED. REPLACED THE FLAPPER VALVE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2016
- Submitted
- October 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13988
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145265
- Aircraft time
- 39,809 hours, 30,208 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Part number
- 2770138103
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Right Wing
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.