Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
June 15, 2001
Submitted
September 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22952
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1290 - AFTER TAKEOFF, FUEL WAS REPORTED STREAMING OUT OF THE LEFT WING BY AN AMERICAN FLIGHT BEHIND AND WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY THE CLT TOWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (M)

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