Service difficulty report · Fuel Cap · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
October 6, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FL
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
15,977 hours, 13,413 cycles
Part
Fuel Cap
Part number
4319
Condition
Mislocated
Location
Wing
Part time
15,977 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED 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. SUSPECTED THAT THE FUEL CAPS WERE SWAPPED DURING REFUELING OPERATION.