Yeah there was a fuel leak out of a round cover on the wing. Bad gasket or loose screws I guess. Not a huge leak, but a noticeable trickle.
Based on the stains on the wing it looked like it had been ongoing for some time. Now that I think about it, it was an American MD-80, not Delta. Allan On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:42 -0500, "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > leaking fuel out of the wing? > > On 11/4/2010 4:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > > I don't like the little Embraer jets that the regionals use... last time I > > was on one they couldn't verify the gear was down for landing, had to fly > > by the tower to get a visual verification. This was on a Delta-affiliated > > regional airline... last time I flew Delta also, their planes are ancient. > > The MD-80 I flew on the next leg of the same trip was like 30 years old and > > leaking fuel out of the wing the whole way. > > > > Allan > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, > 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, > 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
