SDR USAA2011111400004

Service difficulty report · Tank · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date: November 10, 2011
Submitted: November 14, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N935UW
Make and model: Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial: 27201
System (JASC): 2810 · Fuel Storage
Part: Tank
Condition: Leaking
Location: Fuel System
Stage of operation: TX
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: D

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What was found

CLT - FLT 1079 EN ROUTE CLT TO STT. AFTER ENG START AND APU SHUT-DOWN VERY STRONG KEROSENE SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT (STRONGEST IN COCKPIT). FOUND CENTER TANK LEAK IN RT PACK BAY. CENTER TANK LEAK WAS LOCATED, ISOLATED, REPAIRED AND LEAK CHECKED. RAN APU AND PACKS, NO KEROSENE SMELL NOTED.

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