What was found
GSP - FUEL LEAK IN FLT LT WING; LOST 500 LBS OF FUEL. A/C AIR RETURNED AND CLT MX REPLACED THE LT WING FLAPPER VALVE. A/C WAS RELEASED.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2009
- Submitted
- October 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N11191
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500935
- Aircraft time
- 11,656 hours, 6,224 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Flapper Valve
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Lt 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.