What was found
AIR TURNBACK / DECLARED EMERGENCY. FUEL LEAK TOP OF RT WING - VISIBLE IN FLIGHT. FUEL WAS SEEN STREAMING FROM PANEL ON TOP OF WING. FUEL COMING FROM PANEL 8817R. REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2009
- Submitted
- June 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7375H4
- Aircraft serial
- 24178
- Aircraft time
- 59,858 hours, 59,002 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 693871715
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.