Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48402
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Refueling Panel
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, RECEIVED A TAIL FUEL FORWARD FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A CROSSFEED DISAGREE. CYCLED FSC AND TRIED TO MANAGE FUEL IN MANUAL, COULD NOT TRANSFER FUEL INTO THE MAINS. IT APPEARS IF FUEL WAS IN FACT BEING TRANSFERRED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE SYNOPTIC PAGE. ALSO, FUEL OFF SCHEDULE ALERT. ON TAXI IN, FOUND REFUELING DISPLAYED ON SYNOPTIC. FOUND POWER APPLIED TO REFUELING PANEL, SWITCH S1-108 NOT DEPRESSED WITH REFUELING DOOR CLOSED. ADJUSTED STRIKER WITH SHIMS FOR SAME SWITCH ALL AT REFUELING PANEL, OPS NORMAL.

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