SDR USAAD99130

Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48156
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DCA-SDF - FLT 1312 - THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING COALESCER BAGS AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. THE SMELL WAS REPORTED AGAIN AFTER THE NEXT FLIGHT. THE ENGINES WERE RUN AT ABOVE IDLE AND INSPECTED FOR LEAKS, NO ODOR WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME. TWO FLIGHTS LATER THE ODOR WAS REPORTED AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LEAKING BEHIND A DOUBLE AND PULLEY FITTING ON THE AFT SPAR, UPPER LEFT CORNER IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. (M)

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