Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 21, 2005
Submitted
August 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14118
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27560
Aircraft time
30,312 hours, 9,618 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
BMS1011
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Center Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS SMELLED IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE FROM BHM TO EWR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO SNN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RT SEAT ROWS 16 AND 17 WERE REMOVED AND THE FLOOR PANELS WERE OPENED. MAINTENANCE NOTED A FUEL LEAK AT THE RT WING TO CENTER SPLICE APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES FORWARD FROM CENTER TANK AFT BULKHEAD. THE LEAKING AREA WAS RESEALED IAW MM 28-11-00, PAGE 846 AND IAW ECRA 2811-01003. A LEAK CHECK OF THE RT CENTER TANK SEALANT WAS PERFORMED IAW 28-11-00 AND CHECKED GOOD. THE FLOOR PANELS AND SEAT ROWS WERE REINSTALLED IAW STANDARD PRACTICES MANUAL CHAPTER 20 AND MM 25-25-01.