Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 30, 2024
Submitted
February 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34137
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
30229
Aircraft time
84,053 hours, 20,114 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vapor
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SUSPECTED FUEL LEFT ENGINE. MIST OBSERVED OUT OF TRAILING EDGE BY FA. 2000LBS DIFF OPENED #1 ENG COWLS, FOUND NO STATIC LEAKS. DRY MOTORED #1 ENG AND FOUND NO ACTIVE LEAKS, ENG DRY. REF LOG #6950546 FOR FUEL IMBALANCE. REFERENCE 6949224, 2000LBS DIFF. MAINTENANCE DEBRIEFED FLIGHT CREW. AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED FUEL DISAGREE WITH LEFT WING 1400 LBS LOWER THAN RIGHT. PERFORMED FIM 28-21 TASK 801, NO FUEL TRANSFER BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. PERFORMED ENG IDLE RUN REF AMM 71-00-00 TEST 2 NO FAULTS FOUND. BOTH ENG WERE WITHIN RANGE OF FUEL PARAMETERS. OPS CHECK GOOD LEAK CHECK GOOD OK TO CONTINUE.