Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 30, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25322
Aircraft time
73,585 hours, 21,210 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT WING DRY BAY DRAIN HOLE 4 LEAKING STEADY STREAM OF FUEL WITH 30K IN CENTER TANK. AIRCRAFT DEFUELED AND CENTER TANK FUEL TRANSFERRED INTO WING TANKS. CENTER TANK IS EMPTY. LEAK OUT DRY BAY DRAIN HOLE NR 4 HAS STOPPED SUSPECT LEAK IS IN WALL OF CENTER TANK. REPAIRED RIGHT HAND DRY BAY FUEL LEAK IAW GNMM.