What was found
LARGE LEAK OF FLUID NOTICED BY PAX & OTHER AIRCRAFT. FOUND SURGE TANK POPPET VALVE STUCK OPEN. RESET VALVE & NO FURTHER LEAKS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2013
- Submitted
- September 16, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N38454
- Make and model
- Boeing 737924
- Aircraft serial
- 31640
- Aircraft time
- 4,166 hours, 1,512 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Poppet Valve
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.