Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
February 24, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48554
Aircraft time
41,847 hours, 6,401 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL QTY/USED CHK ALERT. QRH COMPLETED/ INITIAL FUEL TOTAL 5K LOW. RAN SYSTEM IN MANUAL. ALERT WENT OUT IN 10 MIN LATER. LANDED TUL W/O INCIDENT. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 28-01-01-02 CATEGORY: A EXPIRATION: 27FEB04, MEL 28-01-01-02. TANK NR 2 FUEL TANK SYNOPTIC QTY DISPLAY INOP. FUEL TO KNOWN QTY, AND AFTER REFUELING, VERIFY TANK NR 2 QTY W/FUEL LEVEL STICKS AND RECORD IN THE AML/EAML. OPERATE FSC IN MANUAL. OPS NOT AUTHORIZED ABOVE 78 N LAT. TAIL FUEL MGMT - INOP. PER MEL 28-01-01-2, FUEL QTY IN TANK NR 2 IS 16,000L BS. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. REF WRI 28-40/4217 FOR WORK PERFORMED, FOUND WITH THE NR 2 TANK EMPTY THE SYNOPTIC DISPLAY SHOWED 2000 POUNDS.

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