Service difficulty report · Guard · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 22, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N475AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49650
Part
Guard
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX INFLIGHT T2458/22JAN - FUEL TRANSFER PROBLEM FROM CENTER TANK ON CLIMB OUT. NOTICED THAT ALL THREE TANKS WERE FEEDING INSTEAD OF JUST THE CENTER. RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT AND CENTER WING FUELING VALVE SWITCHES OPEN. FOUND SWITCH GUARDS INOPERATVE. REPLACED SWITCH GUARDS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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