Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A310300

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310300
Aircraft time
55,780 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hmu
Part time
2,538 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI-IN AT THE GATE, A LARGE FUEL LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE HMU FUEL DRAIN BELOW NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, BUT LEAKAGE CONTINUED. NR 2 ENGINE FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED AND LEAKAGE STOPPED. FOUND LEAKAGE WAS FOM THE MEC SHAFT SEAL. MEC WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070731001)

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