Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Emb ERJ170100LR

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100LR
Aircraft serial
17000060
Aircraft time
549 hours, 370 cycles
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
SEEABOVE
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE FLT ATTENDANT LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AT ROW 13 TO THE RT AND NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT LOOKED AND SAW SOMETHING WAS GUSHING OUT OF THE RT WING IN LARGE QUANTITIES. THE PILOT REQUESTED FLT ATTENDANT TO COME TO THE FLT DECK SO THE 1ST OFFICER COULD SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE 1ST OFFICER THE LT AND RT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. FLT RETURNED TO MSY. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT FLAPPER CHECK VALVE P/N 2770088-101 AND RIGHT AND LEFT FLOAT VENT VALVE P/N 2930015-102. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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