What was found
ON PREFLIGHT FUEL ODOR NOTICED IN CABIN. FOUND CLAMP AT FWD RT FUEL CELL NIPPLE LOOSE. TIGHTENED CLAMP AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. REQUEST CHECK FLIGHT TO CHECK FOR FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2008
- Submitted
- November 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N288SA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6300
- Aircraft serial
- 573
- Aircraft time
- 39,206 hours, 66,515 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Clamp
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Part time
- 74 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.