What was found
AFTER FUEL UPLIFT, FUEL FOUND VENTING FROM R/H WING SURGE TANK. ALLOWED FUEL TO FINISH VENTING - OPERATIONALLY CHECKED FUEL SYSTEM AND CONTINUED WITH MISSION. NO DEFECTS NOTED - SUSPECT THERMAL EXPANSION CAUSED VENTING.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2023
- Submitted
- March 30, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N952CA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747428
- Aircraft serial
- 25238
- Aircraft time
- 110,051 hours, 16,651 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Unknown
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.