Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
December 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816FD
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Aircraft serial
593
Aircraft time
56,413 hours, 11,551 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RT WING BOTTOM SKIN HAD FUEL SEEPAGE AT SLAT TRACK NR9 CANISTER DRAIN PORT FASTENER. REMOVED AND CLEANED THE DAMAGED SEALANT AREA. RE-APPLIED NEW SEALANT FOR REPAIRING IAW EO 6-5710-7-3304 PT3 AND EA 6-5710-149029 (FOR REPAIR OF FUEL TANK SEALING). THE REPAIR EVALUATED IAW GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS MINOR.

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