Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 15, 2013
Submitted
August 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145451
Aircraft time
27,002 hours, 22,030 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
22,950 hours, 21,562 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2770138101
Part serial
NOTSERIALIZED
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB, FUEL REPORTED TO BE LEAKING FROM LEFT WING. VERIFIED VAPOR COMING FROM THE LT WING AND RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE FUEL TANK VALVE AT THE LT WING RIB 19. OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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