Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
July 3, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21880
Aircraft time
62,841 hours, 16,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Connector
Part number
BACC63BP16D10
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuel Indicator
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

POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK OR BROKEN GAUGE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DEN. DISCREPANCY BETWEEN CALCULATED AND TOTALIZER FUEL READINGS, ALSO FUEL IMBALANCE. *S/D* THE FUEL DISCREPANCY RESULTED IN A D1 AND D4 FAULT ON THE FQIS PROCESSOR INDICATING LEFT MAIN TANK DENSITOMETER FAULTS. THE DENSITOMETER CONNECTOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE SURFACE CORROSION ON THE CONTACTS. AFTER CLEANING THE CONTACTS A SYSTEM TEST SHOWED THAT THE FAULTS WERE CLEARED. SYSTEM OPERATION HAS BEEN NORMAL TO DATE.