Service difficulty report · Fuel Hose · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
July 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22888
Part
Fuel Hose
Part number
10608488
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Eng Strut
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 1176 - EN ROUTE FROM MCO TO BDL, CAPTAIN NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FUEL LOSS AND SUSPECTED A FUEL LEAK. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERENCY AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BWI. AFTER LANDING SAFELY AND EXITING RUNWAY, FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD CREW A BAD FUEL LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE AND RECOMMENDED TO PULL FIRE HANDLE. FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED WHICH DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE TO NR 1 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL HOSE ASSY IN THE STRUT FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE. LEAK CHECK GOOD. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIB. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY PER MM. (X)

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