SDR 96ZZZX919

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
December 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336MV
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3018
Part
Indicator
Part number
710920
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT CRP, AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO 3,840 POUNDS. EN ROUTE FROM CRP TO TUL, CREW OBSERVED LT FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. THE CREW FOLLOWED CROSSFEED PROCEDURE, THEN BOTH FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON, CREW THEN CLOSED CROSSFEED AND BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. MOMENTS LATER, LT LOW PRESS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND LT ENG BEGAN TO SURGE. AFTER ENG SHUT DOWN, CREW DIVERTED TO MLC ON SINGLE ENG AND NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. ONCE ON GROUND, CREW PUT ON FUEL AND COMPARED FUEL TANK DIP STICKS WITH FUEL QTY INDICATOR AND BOTH AGREED WITH EACH OTHER. CREW THEN CONTINUED TO TUL WITHOUT PROBLEMS. MX CHECKED FUEL QTY INDICATING SYSTEM CALIBRATION AND FUEL SYSTEM, NO ABSOLUTE REASON FOR DIFFICULTY DETERMINED.