Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 3, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
41,460 hours, 6,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FUEL QTY UNRELIABLE. FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 2000 LBS LOW WITH 10000 LBS IN CTR, BALANCED FUEL. LATER LEFT TANK INDICATING LBS HIGH. CHRONIC PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM ETOPS. *S/D* THE LEFT MAIN TANK FQIS TANK UNITS AND COMPENSATOR WERE CHECKED FOR SECURITY AND CLEARANCE AND THE LO-Z CONNECTION TO TANK UNIT 13 (TS 302) WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. AFTER TIGHTENING THE CONNECTION A CAPACITANCE CHECK OF ALL TANK UNITS WAS PERFORMED WITH ALL VALUES WITHIN SPEC. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED 8/6/00 WITH SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL TO DATE.