The following information provides an awareness of problems that might be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
Jets
Pump Seal Damaged
Boeing 757-200. Minor damage. No injuries.
The incorrect installation of a seal in the coupling between a fuel tube and the high-pressure fuel pump on the 757’s right engine likely caused a significant fuel leak during a chartered flight from Helsinki, Finland, to Las Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands the afternoon of Jan. 15, 2011. The flight crew diverted the flight toward Paris.
In a recently released English translation of the final report on the serious incident, the Safety Investigation Authority of Finland said that the crew did not shut down the engine, as prescribed by the quick reference handbook (QRH), during the diversion.
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