What was found
AFTER LIFTOFF, CREW NOTICED WING FUEL CAP LIFTING UP. RETURN TO FIELD. INSPECTED LT WING FUEL CAP AND UPPER WING SURFACE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R FUEL CAP AS PRECAUTION. CLEANED UP EXCESSIVE FUEL. OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 2011
- Submitted
- September 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975HA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 176
- Aircraft time
- 55,820 hours, 61,777 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- 38680
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.