Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
April 12, 2006
Submitted
April 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905LX
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
145775
Aircraft time
2,021 hours, 1,105 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2810051104
Part serial
2629
Condition
Leaking
Location
Wing
Part time
2,021 hours, 1,005 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

FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, CREW WAS ADVISED BY TOWER THAT A FUEL TRAIL BEHIND ACFT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED & ACFT RETURNED. CFR RESPONSE GIVEN FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MX REPLACED THE LT AND RT WING VENT VALVES. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED. WING VALVE NR 2 FOUND TO BE CLOSED AFTER ACFT REFUELED. DEFUEL VALVE REPLACED & SATISFACTORY OPS & LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE DATA WAS REVIEWED FROM THE FLT DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD. RT OUTBOARD SUMP DRAIN VALVE REPLACED AFTER IT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING WHEN THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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