What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE PRESSURE REFUEL/DEFUEL LINE WAS FOUND LEAKING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE TUBE ASSEMBLY TO BE CORRODED. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2009
- Submitted
- April 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14952
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145067
- Aircraft time
- 19,154 hours, 25,452 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 14542388401
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.