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
Part number
343T001044
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK, PUSHED WITH 137,000 FUEL. ON TAXI OUT, GROUND CONTROL REPORTED WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE. FUEL DROPPEDTO 127000. FUEL USED STILL SHOWED .3 LEFT AND RIGHT. FUEL LOAD AT SHUTDOWN: L/40.8 C/50.7 R/36.2 TOTAL/127.7. INITALL LOAD: L/40.8 C/55.8 R/40.9 TOTAL/137.5. FOUND FUEL LEAKING OUT OF PANEL TO DRY BAY AREA I/B OF RT ENG PYLON. REMOVED PANEL AND FOUND FUEL FEED LINE COUPLING NUT BROKEN. REPLACED FUEL FEED LINE PER MM AND REPLACED ALL O-RINGS. SECURED COUPLINGS, ENG DRY MOTORED. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS. CLOSED ACCESS PANEL.