Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
December 3, 2011
Submitted
December 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762CX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22225
Aircraft time
76,227 hours, 35,500 cycles
Part
Fairing
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wing-Body
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, THE CREW SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR, THE PACKS WERE TURNED ON AND FUEL ODOR WENT AWAY. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX CLEANED RESIDUAL FUEL FROM RT WING TO BODY FAIRING IAW AMM 20-30-83/201. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.