Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
February 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N386FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46620
Aircraft time
64,392 hours, 25,951 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT 6000 FT ON DOWN WIND LEG WITH SLATS EXTENED AND 180 KTS,THE LEVEL 2 FUEL USED ALERT CAME ON. FUEL USED AND FUEL REMAINING EQUALLED DEPARTURE FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 5 MIN LATER, GOT A TANK NR 3 FUEL QTY LO ALERT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ALL ALERTS WENT AWAY AT 2500 FT ON FINAL. AT SHUTDOWN FUEL USED =17.7, 17.8, 18.0 FUEL TANKS 6.4, 6.7, 6.4 DEPARTURE FUEL WAS 73.0. PERFORM FUEL SYSTEM TEST ON ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WITH AIRCRAFT SYSTEM COMPUTER TWICE, ALL SYSTEM PASSED. PER MAINT PRACTICES. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY.

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