Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
November 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29243
Aircraft time
34,058 hours, 8,872 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER. FUEL XFER FROM RT MAIN TO CNTR TANK. FOUND LEAK AT RT AUX FUEL TANK UPPER RIB 3. LOCATED RIGHT UPPER OF FUEL PLATE 631BB TOP OF STRINGER, MARKED. LOCATED LOOSE SHIM BETWEEN UPPER STRINGER AND O/B OF RIB 3, I/B OF RT MAIN TANK. BLOW-BACK SHOWS AREA IS LEAKING FROM SHIM AREA. CLEANED AND REPOSITIONED SHIMS. TQ FASTENERS 9EA IN AREA. SEALED WITH A1-2 AND B1-2 AT 1400. FUELED TANK TO 24,000 LBS, AFTER 30 MINS, NO LEAKS.