Service difficulty report · Display · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
December 2, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48548
Aircraft time
41,939 hours, 9,657 cycles
Part
Display
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

1 HOUR INTO FLIGHT, THE LEVEL 2 ALERT FUEL QTY/USED CHK CAME ON. CHECKED FUEL ON BOARD, SHOWED 4,300 NR DIFFERENCE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ALERT WENT AWAY. PRIOR THE LAT FUEL UNBAL LEVEL TWO ALERT HAD COME ON TWICE DURING FIRST HOUR OF FLIGHT. CALCULATED FOB AND COMPARED TO INDICATED FUEL ON BOARD AND DURING FLIGHT. UNRELIABLE QTY AND POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. DIVERTED TO EWR. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK. INTERROGATED FQBU FOR FAULTS NR 3 TANK SHOWING NR 15 T/U SHOWING "CAP OUT" AND "OPEN PROBE" FAULTS. R-T-S OF FSC, ALL PASSED. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL: TANK NR 3 FUEL TANK SYNOPTIC QTY DISPLAY, INOP.

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