- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2002
- Submitted
- September 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N941UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72722C
- Aircraft serial
- 19196
- Aircraft time
- 55,486 hours, 43,683 cycles
- Part
- Housing
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C FUEL LEAKING FROM NR 3 TANK O/B BOOST PUMP CAVITY. FUEL LEAK TRACED TO BOOST PUMP HOUSING FWD I/B AREA AT ATTACH FLANGE, SEALANT REMOVED FROM SUSPECT AREA IAW SRM 51-20-4, SUSPECT CRACKS FOUND ON BOOST PUMP ATTACH FLANGE, HFEC CONFIRMS CRACKS. CRACKED BOOST PUMP HOUSING FLANGE CUTOUT IAW SRM 51-10-01. HFEC PERFORMED ON CUTOUT NDF. HOUSING REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-10-3, SEALED IAW SRM 51-20-04.