What was found
FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING NR 3 MAIN TANK AFT MID SPARE SEAM, 6 INCHES OTBD OF WING ROOT. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR REF SERVICE TIP MM 57-52-96.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2012
- Submitted
- January 26, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N178UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 24385
- Aircraft time
- 89,172 hours, 10,800 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Fuel Tank
- 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.