What was found
DURING A STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACK ON CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT VENTED FUEL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL VENT VALVE. SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN AGAIN WITH NO LOSS OF FUEL.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2011
- Submitted
- April 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N836HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145695
- Aircraft time
- 18,509 hours, 17,251 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.