Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
August 24, 2008
Submitted
August 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121DE
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23435
Aircraft time
67,405 hours, 31,686 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A2
Engine time
44,679 hours, 20,389 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Leaking
Location
Eng Fuel Line
Part time
44,679 hours, 20,389 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

HAD FUEL IMBALANCE DURING FLIGHT. LEFT SIDE WAS 1300-1400 LBS LOWER THAN RIGHT. AFTER BALANCED TOTAL FUEL WAS LESS THAN CALCULATED. DETERMINED FUEL LEAK WAS POSSIBLE AND DIVERTED TO LAS. FOUND FUEL LINE FROM FCU TO FUEL PUMP LINE GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. WET MOTOR AND IDLE RAN, NO LEAKS.