SDR NOCA05209

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
August 18, 2009
Submitted
August 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752NA
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
28174
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Peeling
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AN INFLIGHT START WAS ACCOMPLISHED. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. NR 1 ENG LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER REMOVED, INSPECTED FOR WATER/ CONTAMINATION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NO WATER OR CONTAMINATION FOUND. REPLACED NR 1 ENG LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER PER AMM TASK 73-11-10-404-013. FOUND PEELING PRIMER IN FUEL BAY 541, REMOVED PEELED PRIMER FROM BAY 541 PER AMM 28-11-00-002-359 ORIGINAL PRIMER INTACT. FOUND SMALL AMOUNTS OF MICROBIAL GROWTH CONTAMINATION, REMOVED MICROBIAL GROWTH FROM STANDING FUEL PER AMM 28-10-00-102-092. ACCOMPLISHED NR 1 ENG FULL BOROSCOPE PER AMM 72-00-00/601, FOUND ACCEPTABLE AND IN LIMITS.

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