Service difficulty report · Tank · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 6, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27201
Part
Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHX FLT 702 EN ROUTE PHX TO PHL. STRONG KEROSENE ODOR OBSERVED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AFTER ENGINE START. BOTH PACKS ON. BOTH BLEEDS ON. ISOLATION VALVE CLOSED. MX CLEANED AND RESEALED THE LT WING STRINGER TIE FITTING AT THE BULKHEAD SEPARATING THE LEFT AND CENTER TANKS LOWER SHIN, REPLACED THE RT ENGINE P&D VALVE, REPLACED THE RT ENGINE TFU, INSPECTED AND BLEW OUT THE DRAIN CAN TO TFU AND P&D VAVLE, AND BORESCOPED RT ENGINE COMBUSTER SECTION AS DIRECTED. NO LEAKS, BLOCKAGES, OR PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. MX ALSO PERFORMED THE CABIN AIR QUALITY TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS FOR THE CABIN AND ENGINES. THE ENGINES WERE RAN AND THE HEPA AIR RECIRCULATION FILTERS WERE REPLACED. NO PROBLEMS OR ODORS WERE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: REPLACED LT ENGINE P&D VALVE. REPLACED RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR AND TRANSIENT FUEL VALVE. FUEL LEAK DETECTED; REPAIRED CENTER FUEL TANK. REPAIRED FUEL TANK LEAKS. REPAIRED CENTER FUEL TANK. REPAIRED FUEL TANK LEAKS, AND REPLACED LT FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR.

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