What was found
REFUELING PROBLEM. FOUND TEE TUBE FWD OF LT REFUELING VALVE IN REFUELING MANIFOLD RUPTURED AT TEE JUNCTION. PN 344N2017-10 ON AOG N5628. TUBE REMOVED FROM TANK. REPLACED FUEL MANIFOLD IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2010
- Submitted
- October 13, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N534UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25129
- Aircraft time
- 63,769 hours, 23,633 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 344N201710
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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