Service difficulty report · Hmu · Boeing 767316

Difficulty date
April 12, 2021
Submitted
April 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316
Aircraft serial
34628
Aircraft time
59,408 hours, 29,516 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
57,672 hours, 10,925 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
442634
Part serial
BECK0305
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
41,085 hours, 10,002 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APRIL 12TH, IN FLIGHT UC-1407 SCHEDULED ON THE ROUTE MIA TO VCP AT CRUISE LEVEL, A DIFFERENCE OF 400 KILOS WAS DETECTED BETWEEN THE TOTALIZED AND CALCULATED FUEL, AND ALSO A DIFFERENCE OF 300 KILOS WAS FOUND COMPARED WITH THE FUEL ESTABLISHED IN THE FLIGHT PLAN. AFTER THIS, THE CREW MONITORS FUEL CONSUMPTION AND NOTES THAT THERE WAS AN IMBALANCE IN THE QUANTITY IN THE TANKS AND ABNORMAL CONSUMPTION. CONFIRMING THE PREVIOUS SITUATION, ANALYZING THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND APPLYING YOUR QRH; THEY MAKE THE DECISION TO DIVERT THE FLIGHT TO THE BSB STATION TO MANAGE THE REPORT OF THE FAILURE. . IT WAS REPORTED IN THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK “ENGINE FUEL LEAK”, THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMS A VISUAL CHECK FOR LEAKS IN THE NO. 2 ENGINE AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED A FUEL LEAK THROUGH A CONNECTOR OF THE HYDRO MECHANICAL UNIT (HMU), THE COMPONENT WAS REQUEST AND IT WAS SEND FROM THE VCP BASE. THE PCMCIA INFORMATION WAS DOWNLOADED ON THE NEXT FLIGHT AT THE VCP BASE. AFTER THIS FAILURE AND ITS CORRECTION, THE AIRCRAFT HAS OPERATED NORMALLY.