What was found
CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE LEAKING FUEL OUT OF FAN COWL. FOUND FUEL LEAKING AT B-NUT ON BLEED CONVERTER VALVE. CUT SAFETY WIRE AND RETORQUED B-NUT AND RESAFTIED. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2013
- Submitted
- February 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26713
- Aircraft time
- 63,357 hours, 22,427 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7300 · Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- B-Nut
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Engine
- 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.