Service difficulty report · Processor · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 22, 2024
Submitted
April 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
125,424 hours, 19,443 cycles
Part
Processor
Part number
HG1057LR02
Part serial
91070250
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel Qty
Part time
710,699 hours, 701,754 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK OUTBD LEFT ENGINE FUEL VIEWED BY PASSENGER LEAKING FROM UPPER SURFACE OF WING NEAR LEADNG EDGE OF OUTBOARD AILERON WHERE AILERON MEETS UPPER WING SURFACE. CORROBORATED BY VIDEO TAKEN BY CREW. WING UNDER SURFACE NEAR AILERON WET WITH FUEL. CREW STATED AROUND 600LBS OF FUEL PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING JUST FORWARD OF THE OUTBOARD AILERON AND FOUND A PANEL TO BE CRACKED AND FOUND THE HEADS OF MULTIPLE RIVETS TO BE SHEARED OFF. FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REPAIR WILL BE NECESSARY BY SHEETMETAL OR LOSS. COMPOSITE SHOP REMOVED PANEL 561QB TO INSPECT INSIDE OF WING UNDER DAMAGED PANEL. FOUND BOTTOM OF PANEL TO BE CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, MISSING SEVERAL FASTENERS, AND LIFTING FROM SPAR. PANEL EXTENDS PAST SPAR TO FUEL TANK, SEAL BETWEEN PANEL AND SPAR WAS BROKEN FRM LIFTING CAUSING FUEL LEAK. SAW FUEL SEEP FROM AREAS WHERE SEAL WAS VISUALLY BROKEN. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK FROM LH WING OTBD TRAILING EDGE FWD OF OTBD AILERON WORK TO ACCOMPLISHED REF LP 7755331. FOUND NO FUEL AT CRACKED PANEL .PANEL IS LOCATED OUTBD OF DRYBY. SUPECT FUEL CAME FROM SURGE TANK . PERFORMED FIMS 28-21. 803 AND FIM 28-21. 822. NO FUEL WENT TO SURGE TANK. VTO AND OVERFILL . TEST GOOD. REF LP 7741639, FUEL LEAKING FROM LH WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE FWD OF OTBD AILERON. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL SCAVENGE SYSTEM TEST PER AMM: 28-22-00-735-723. NO DEFECTS, NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 28-21 TREE 803, FUEL SPILL AT SURGE TANK, NO DEFECT, NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 28-21 FAU