Service difficulty report · Fuel Unit · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
March 14, 2026
Submitted
March 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256JX
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145211
Aircraft time
30,504 hours, 28,862 cycles
Part
Fuel Unit
Part number
028936007
Part serial
359
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
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-DURING CLIMB OUT WE GOT FUEL IMBALANCE FOLLOWED BY LEFT TANK SHOWING ZERO AND ALSO ON MFD . ALL FUEL PUMPS WERE OUT . RIGHT TANK WAS SHOWING 2700 . ALL REQUIRED CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED AND FLIGHT DIVERTED TO BURBANK . LANDED SAFELY IN BURBANK AND DECLARED EMERGENCY . MX RESET FUEL INDICATION CB, OPS CHECK FI PASSED, EXECUTED FUEL TRANSFERS, NO FAULT NOTED, CHECKED BOTH ENGINE PUMPS FUEL FILTER INDICATIONS, BOTH WERE NOT POPPED, AND NO FAULT NOTED. WRITE UP REPEATED 3/16/26. R & R FUEL CONDITIONING UNIT. OPS TEST GOOD. THEN 3/23 FO SIDE FUEL INDICATION DASHED OUT. MX INSPECTED FUEL REPEATER PANEL FOR ACTIVE FAULTS, NONE NOTED. RESET FUEL QUANTITY C/B'S AND PERFORMED ELECTRICAL FUEL QTY INDICATING, ADJUSTMENT/TEST OPS CHECK GOOD. THEN 3/26 TANK 1 WAS DASHED OUT ON THE REPEATER WITH FAULT HI-ZL SHORT. MX FOUND PROBE BROKEN 1A FUEL PROBE, R & R THE LT 1A PROBE AND LT PROBE HARNESS. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 4 LEGS NO ISSUES.

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