Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 27, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500860
Aircraft time
9,183 hours, 8,305 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2810051104
Part serial
3045
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Vent
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3456 AFTER TAKEOFF, TOWER REPORTED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM ONE OF THE WINGS. CREW DID NOT NOTICED ANY ABNORMALITY. AT FL130 HE DID NOTICED A NORMAL FUEL BURN AND NO FUEL QUANTITY CHANGES. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE BLOCK. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT WING FUEL VENT VALVE. LEAK CHECKED GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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