Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48747
Aircraft time
29,244 hours, 6,659 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J

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

What was found

NR 3 FUEL QTY INDICATOR FAILED INFLIGHT. RETURN TO HKG. DUMPED 50000 LBS OF FUEL, INDICATOR RETURN TO NORMAL. MEL 28-01-01-02: TANK NR 3 FUEL TANK SYNOPTIC QTY DISPLAY INOP. FUEL TO KNOWN QTY, AND AFTER REFUELING, VERIFY TANK NR 3 QTY WITH FUEL LEVEL STICKS AND RECORD IN THE AML/EAML. OPERATE FSC IN MANUAL. OPS NOT AUTHORIZED ABOVE 78 N LAT. TAIL FUEL MGMT, INOP.

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