Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
October 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49717
Aircraft time
62,968 hours, 48,233 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
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

CREW DIVERTED THE ACFT TO PIT DUE TO A REPORTED RT WING TANK FUEL LEAK. THE RIGHT TANK DECREASED TO 1200 LBS LESS THAN THE LEFT TANK. BOTH SIDES WERE BALANCED TO EQUAL LEVELS AND THEN THE RIGHT SIDE DECREASED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX VERIFIED THAT ALL FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THAT THE ARRIVAL FUEL WAS 1200 LBS LESS THAN PLANNED, AND THAT ALL TRANSFER AND CROSSFEED SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER WING AND WAS RE-SEALED.

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