Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
March 17, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25143
Aircraft time
43,814 hours, 6,627 cycles
Part
Coupling
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Wing
Component
Tube · 343T001044
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI REPORTED MASSIVE FUEL LEAK RT WING. MTC TRACED LEAK TO BROKEN COUPLING IPC REF 28-22-07-07 SHEET 2 ITEM 345 (P/N 343T0010-44). REPLACED FUEL FEED LINE AND ASSOCIATED COUPLING AND O-RINGS. LEAK CHECKED FUEL LINES, NO LEAK DETECTED. ETOPS CATEGORY ''F'': ANY OTHER EVENT DETRIMENTAL TO ETOPS