What was found
AIR TURN BACK, CREW REPORTS RT WING OVERWING FUEL CAP CAME OFF IN FLIGHT WITH APPROX 2500 LB RT MAIN FUEL QTY VENTED OVERBOARD. R & R RT MAIN TANK OVERWING FUEL CAP IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2015
- Submitted
- March 2, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N643SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7373H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27716
- Aircraft time
- 57,507 hours, 45,557 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Cap
- Part number
- 382223
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.