Shola Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Has anybody experienced fuel leak that occurs only in flight but not on ground. Our C130H recently leaked fuel from the No2 Main Tank, trailing edge of the wing. I attached a video showing the leak. VID-20190410-WA0008.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank t Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 good morning sir, ask the flight crew if they were pumping out of the external tanks when this happened and also i believe the apu fuel is a direct feed from # 2 main tank check recent maint. on both and look at plumbing. a clogged or fowl vent on # 2 main also creates problems good luck frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shola Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 33 minutes ago, frank t said: good morning sir, ask the flight crew if they were pumping out of the external tanks when this happened and also i believe the apu fuel is a direct feed from # 2 main tank check recent maint. on both and look at plumbing. a clogged or fowl vent on # 2 main also creates problems good luck frank Thank you very much. We will follow your recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) You need to reproduce this leak on the ground. If you are transfering gas from every tank on the ground and not getting a leak, you might have a crack on the trailing edge of your wing! Max out your tanks on the ground and transfer fuel until you find a leak. You can jump up and down on wings to try and replicate wing bending. recommend you dont fly that plane until you find it Also recommend contacting Robins AFB engineers to assist you! Edited April 16, 2019 by hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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