Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
September 29, 2009
Submitted
September 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FL
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
15,984 hours, 13,417 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Part number
4319
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATC REPORTED THAT THE LT TANK WAS VENTING FUEL DURING TAKE-OFF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED - PRIORTY HANDLING AND RETURN REQUESTED AND ASSIGNED FOR RETURN. INSP PERFORMED ON THE GROUND W/NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWAPPED FUEL CAPS FROM LT TO RT, PERFORMED A RUN-UP, LEAK CHECK GOOD. IN CONCLUSION, THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED.