Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
January 25, 2019
Submitted
January 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26967
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
60144
Aircraft time
12,150 hours, 1,170 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

#1 ENGINE AFT STRUT FAIRING DRAIN LEAKING FUEL. CURRENT RATE, ON E DROP EVERY 5 SECONDS. FOUND A FUEL RIGID LINE COUPLING LOOSE AND LEAKING AT THE PYLON RETIGHTEN AND SAFETY WIRED THE FUEL RIGID LINE COUPLING PER AMM 28-22-21-03B-520A. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK PER AMM 28-22-21-02B-364 A NO LEAKS NOTED. / NOTE: IMPROPERLY INSTALLED LOCKWIRE FOUND.

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