Service difficulty report · Tank · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
July 26, 2022
Submitted
July 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Part
Tank
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT REG: 9V-SCB. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE DUE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FUEL MIST OBSERVED AT THE RIGHT HAND (RH) ENGINE DURING CRUISE. ACTION TAKEN:FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL, INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE RH ENGINE FOUND 1-OFF MOUNTING BOLT OF THE HYDRO-MECHANICAL UNIT (HMU) WAS DISPLACED. TORQUE CHECK ON THE SUBJECT BOLT FOUND THAT IT WAS SEIZED.FURTHER ASSESSMENT DURING ENGINE SPIN REVEALED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAK FROM THE HMU, WHICH HAD LIKELY CAUSED THE FUEL MIST OBSERVED DURING CRUISE. DATE OF INCIDENT : 24 JUL 2022.

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