Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 24, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
41,847 hours, 9,543 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Control Unit
Part number
360112004
Part serial
1015
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Part time
7,637 hours, 1,743 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT, AT FL 330, AT APPROX TAKEOFF PLUS FOUR HOURS, RECEIVED (LEVEL 1 TANK 2 FUEL QTY LO) ALERT S.D. FUEL READINGS WERE: 1- 900 2- 0 3-900 AUX- 900 TAIL- 12900. FUEL INDICATIONS AND USAGE TO THAT POINT HAD BEEN NORMAL. FSC WAS IN AUTO, ALSO GOT LEVEL 1 ALERT (FUELMANF DRAIN) AND DRAIN WAS ILLUMINATED OVERHEAD IN THE GUARDED MANF SWITCH. GOT A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY/USED CHECK ALERT AS WELL AS LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY FAULT ALERT CHECKLIST FOR FUEL MANF DRAIN DIRECTS CREW NOT TO PRESSURIZE CROSSFEED MANIFOLD AS A RESULT WE KEPT FSC IN AUTO AND DIVERTED TO KMSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED S.E.M AND FUEL QUAN. DATA CONTROL UNIT IAW M/M. SYS OP'S CHECKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. OK TO CONTINUE.

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