What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: automatic system for monitoring fuel levels below 5000 pounds per tank is frequently unreliable and therefore being de-activated by maintenance. However, current checklist procedures require air crews to divert to the nearest airport whenever indicator illuminates. Maintenance deferred the failure and in this case could not duplicate intermittent failure. Repeat write-up from prior report two days before, when R2-572 relay was replaced. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR MONITORING FUEL LEVELS BELOW 5000 POUNDS PER TANK IS FREQUENTLY UNRELIABLE AND THEREFORE BEING DE-ACTIVATED BY MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, CURRENT CHECKLIST PROCEDURES REQUIRE AIR CREWS TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WHENEVER INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE FAILURE AND IN THIS CASE COULD NOT DUPLICATE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. REPEAT WRITE-UP FROM PRIOR REPORT TWO DAYS BEFORE, WHEN R2-572 RELAY WAS REPLACED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
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