Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
January 15, 2018
Submitted
January 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810TD
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14501194
Aircraft time
1,487 hours, 877 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
293003104
Part serial
10223
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
1,487 hours, 877 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, CREW RECEIVED WING FUEL IMBALANCE MESSAGE, AND REPORTED RIGHT WING FUEL LEAK INFLIGHT. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL EXITING RIGHT WING VENT VALVE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DEFUEL VALVE. DEFUEL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM.

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