Service difficulty report · Display · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48401
Aircraft time
39,656 hours, 9,745 cycles
Part
Display
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 18,000 FT BOTH "TIP LOW" (1 AND 3) LEVEL ONE ALERTS CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER FUEL SYSTEM SELF CORRECTED. UPON REACHING CRUISE FL 370 NOTICED FUEL DECREASING AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. ONE MINUTE LATER "FUEL QTY/USED CHK" LEVEL 2 ALERT CAME ON. AT THAT TIME TOTAL FUEL WAS 10,000 #S BELOW PLANNED WITH FUEL STILL DECREASING (ALL TANKS EQUALLY). ENROUTE KOAK TO KSEA DIVERTED TO KSMF. FUEL SYSTEM INDICATED WE HAD LOST 12,000#S. AFTER LANDING AT KSMF. "MEL 28-01-01-02: TANK NO. 2_ FUEL TANK SYN OPTIC QTY DISPLAY- INOP.

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