Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 18, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29241
Aircraft time
1,393 hours, 514 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Probe
Part number
201280116
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Tank Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT FUEL QUANTITY INOP/ ERRATIC. INDICATED 4000 POUNDS LESS THAN CALCULATED. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM ETOPS SERVICE. *S/D* LEFT MAIN TANK UNIT NR 6 (TS309) WAS FAULTED BY THE FQIS PROCESSOR. THE TANK UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM TESTED WITH NO FAULTS. TO DATE SYSTEM FUNCTION HAS BEEN NORMAL SINCE REPLACEMENT OF THE DISCREPANT TANK UNIT.