SDR AUS20030761

Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 737376

Difficulty date: July 20, 2003
Submitted: September 4, 2003
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Boeing 737376
System (JASC): 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
Part: Access Panel
Condition: Leaking
Location: Fuel Storage
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: K, J
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) FUEL LEAKING FROM WING AND RUNNING OVER UPPER SURFACE OF INBOARD FLAPS. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK PANEL ACCESS DOOR AT LOWER WING SKIN CUTOUT NR 7404R LOCATED BETWEEN WBL 157 AND WBL 183.4. THE FUEL TANK CUTOUT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPAIRED DUE TO INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION AT THE REBATE LIP. THE TANK PANEL HAD THEN BEEN REFITTED USING EXCESSIVE SEALANT PREVENTING THE CORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE PANEL ACCESS DOOR. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.