Service difficulty report · Elbow · Boeing 7373Y0

Difficulty date
April 20, 2006
Submitted
April 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373Y0
Aircraft serial
23747
Aircraft time
65,035 hours, 41,071 cycles
Part
Elbow
Part number
2671366
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REPORTED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE RE-FUELING PANEL. DETERMINED TO BE LEAKING DURING FUELING, LINE CRACKED AT WELD DIRECTLY OFF SPAR MANIFOLD, UPSTREAM OF RE-FUEL VALVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RE-FUEL/DE-FUEL LINE AT THE REFUEL/DE-FUEL PANEL MANIFOLD IAW BOEING 737-300 MM 28-21-41, AWM 446 - 447 AND AWA TASK CARD R3M57001.

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