# SDR 04FDEA00515

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 24, 2004
- Submitted: March 2, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N596FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N596FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48554
- Aircraft time: 41,847 hours, 6,401 cycles
- System (JASC): [2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2841)
- Part: Indicator
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Fuel Qty
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA00515

## Discrepancy

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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