Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
April 5, 2012
Submitted
April 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
58,487 hours, 13,694 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt 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

LEFT WING INNER TANK LOWER SURFACE 1 EA BOLT FUEL SEEPING NEAR REAR SPAR RIB 8 POSITION. USED OPTIONAL INSP METHOD WITH HIGH LEVEL FUEL SENSING. TORQUED NUT WITH APPLICABLE VALUE CLEAN UP THE FASTENERS AND RESEALANT ON THE NUT IAW SRM 51-49-00. APPLIED NEW SEALANT FOR REPAIR IAW EO 6-5710-7-3304 PT1 AND EA 6-5710-149045. THE REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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