Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 11, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
30023
Aircraft time
49,781 hours, 5,855 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
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

AFTER ACFT TOW BACK ON TAXI WAY, LT NASA'S COOP VENT HAD CONTINUING FUEL LEAKING AFTER ACFT BACK TO STAND. FOUND NR 2 TANK HAS 1400 LBS FUEL MORE THAN NR 3 AND OVERFILL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, FUEL DRAINED FROM NR 2 SURGE TANK AND FUEL TRANSFERRED TO CENTER, OVERFILL LIGHT OFF AND CONFIRMED NR 2 TANK FUEL VALVE CLOSED AND NO MORE FUEL LEAKING.