20240213000699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Covington, KY · February 13, 2024

Date: February 13, 2024 · 16:00 local
Place: Covington, KY
Airport: Cincinnati Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: NZAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: C-GJAN
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2D24
People aboard: 59
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Enroute to atl about halfway to destination, fuel imbalance eicas and master caution light turned on. During the fuel imbalance the right fuel tank dropped over 1000LBS then shot back up to normal. Diversion to cvg was requested.

Maintenance inspection found no evidence of fuel leak, while physical fuel level was found inconsistent with computer indication. Fuel tank quantity indication was placed on MEL.

Follow-up and rectification of MEL was completed with replacement of RH #1 fuel probe.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE TO ATL ABOUT HALFWAY TO DESTINATION, FUEL IMBALANCE EICAS AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT TURNED ON. DURING THE FUEL IMBALANCE THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DROPPED OVER 1000LBS THEN SHOT BACK UP TO NORMAL. DIVERSION TO CVG WAS REQUESTED.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK, WHILE PHYSICAL FUEL LEVEL WAS FOUND INCONSISTENT WITH COMPUTER INDICATION. FUEL TANK QUANTITY INDICATION WAS PLACED ON MEL.

FOLLOW-UP AND RECTIFICATION OF MEL WAS COMPLETED WITH REPLACEMENT OF RH #1 FUEL PROBE.