Service difficulty report · Cover · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 8, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
688
Aircraft time
53,211 hours, 19,218 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Engine time
5,409 hours, 3,065 cycles
Part
Cover
Part number
21837287223
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL LEAK INDICATED BY EXCESSIVE DECREASE OF FUEL IN RT INNER TANK. FUEL LEAK FROM NR 2 ENG CONFIRMED BY GROUND CREW AFTER LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER COVER, DRAIN PLUG AND FILTER IAW AMM 73-12-03-04, PERFORMED GROUND IDLE RUN PER JRH NO LEAKS FOUND. DRAIN PLUG THREADS WERE DAMAGED ON FUEL FILTER COVER. FILTER COVER WAS REPLACED ON FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP HAD 9880 HRS, 5505 CYCLES.

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