Service difficulty report · Totalizer · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 8, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
36,907 hours, 5,647 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Totalizer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED FUEL IMBALANCE, INCORRECT TOTALIZER & FMC CALCULATED TO CONTINUE TO LHR. KICKED OFF A-P & ACFT LT WING HEAVY. MX REPLACED FUEL QTY PROCESSING UNIT. FAULT REPEATED INBOUND. FUEL TANK PROBES R13 & R14 REPLACED. NO FURTHER FUEL IMBALANCE OR INDICATION PROBLEMS NOTED. PRIOR, ACFT PROBLEM WITH RT TANK UNDERWING FUEL GAUGE INOP & REFUELING VALVE NOT OPENING. REPLACEMENT OF FQPU & FUEL TANK PROBES R13 & R14 AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT DID NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY CORRECTED WHEN THE INTEGRATED REFUEL PANEL REPLACED ON 8/30/05. NO FAULTS FOUND ON REPLACED FQPU & FUEL TANK PROBES R13 & R14. REPLACED IRP FAILED TEST AT VENDOR & REPAIRED.