Service difficulty report · Coupling · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 16, 2003
Submitted
March 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49348
Part
Coupling
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FSD - FLT 1887 - EN ROUTE ORD-SEA, CENTER TANK AT 12,500 LBS, LT MAIN TANK AT 9,400 LBS AND BOOST PUMPS ON, CROSSFEED CLOSED. THE RT MAIN FUEL QUANTITY WAS DECREASING FROM 9,400 LBS. RT MAIN QUANTITY DECREASED 3,000 LBS IN 30 MIN. AILERON TRIM WAS INCREASING CONFIRMING FUEL IMBALANCE. INSPECTION OF THE RT WING INFLIGHT DID NOT INDICATE LEAK. RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. LANDED FSD WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EXTERNAL FUEL LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE CONDITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT FOR UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER RT WING TANK TO CENTER TANK. RECONNECTED GAMMA COUPLING AND SECURED. FILLED RT WING TANK, FOUND NO TRANSFER BACK TO CENTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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