Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
January 21, 2005
Submitted
January 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14068
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
511
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE JFK-STI 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT LEFT HAND OUTER FUEL TANK QUANTITY AT 4300. RIGHT OUTER 8100 AND BOTH INNERS AT APPROXIMATELY 14000. FUEL USED WAS THE SAME FOR BOTH ENGINES. RETURNED JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH LEFT HAND OUTER QUANTITY FULL 8200. SUMPED WATER OUT OF LEFT OUTER FUEL TANK. TANK QUANTITY READS NORMAL. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING NO HARD FAULTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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