Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
May 27, 2014
Submitted
June 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986FD
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28482
Aircraft time
38,522 hours, 14,168 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
M259881
Condition
Cut
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT THRU FL260 RECEIVED FUEL CONFIG EICAS MSG & FUEL CONFIG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH BUT INITIALLY COULD NOT CONFIRM OR SUSPECT FUEL LEAK. BALANCED FUEL IN TANKS, BUT NOTICED TOTALIZER FUEL QTY CONTINUED TO GO WELL BELOW CALCULATED & EXPECTED FUEL QTY ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT. DECLARED EMER & DIVERTED, UNEVENTFULLY FOR MX INSPECTION & DETERMINATION OF FUEL LEAK. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF LT & RT WINGS & CTR FUSELAGE SECTION, NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED. FOUND O RING CUT ON LT ENG FUEL FILTER. NO FUEL MIGRATION NOTED. ACFT BLOCKED IN WITH 7.0 EACH SIDE. NO FUEL MIGRATION INTO CTR TANK, CTR TANK AT 0 LBS. R & R LT ENG FUEL FILTER & O RINGS IAW AMM 73-11-02-4. GND RAN LT ENG IAW JRH, NO LEAKS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.