Service difficulty report · Tank · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
December 10, 2013
Submitted
December 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
172
Aircraft time
31,373 hours, 34,091 cycles
Part
Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 8250 7250 OAK DISCREPANCY. AFTER AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN OAK, THE FIRST OFFICER DETECTED A SMALL FUEL LEAK DURING POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND. MX INVESTIGATED & DISCOVERED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE DRY BAY OF THE RT WING. THE DRY BAY, WHICH IS EXTERNAL OF THE SURGE TANK, WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE FUEL IN IT. MX PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR & AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO COE MX BASE WHERE AIRCRAFT COULD BE SECURED & WING PLANK REMOVED. PERMANENT REPAIR IS CURRENTLY BEING PERFORMED IAW MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS.

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