What was found
FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD AFTER THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL CAP DOOR FLAPING IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DOOR, INSTALLED A NEW FUEL CAP, CLOSED THE DOOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2000
- Submitted
- October 10, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N138CQ
- Make and model
- Saab SF340A
- Aircraft serial
- 138
- Aircraft time
- 24,820 hours, 28,187 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT75A2
- Propeller
- Rotol R3894123F25
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- 822753
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.