Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27245
Aircraft time
57,272 hours, 22,469 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
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

CLT - FLT 876 CLT TO AUA. F/A REAR OF A/C DETECTED STRANGE ODOR THAT DID NOT DISSIPATE. MOSTLY IN REAR OF A/C. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE FUEL LEAK AT LT WING DRY BAY. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF LEAK. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE P&D VALVE, AND THE CABIN HEPA FILTERS AS A PRECAUTION.

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