Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 23, 2009
Submitted
July 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
35,304 hours, 16,724 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT DEN-DFW. LEFT GAUGE INDICATION SHOWED NO FUEL. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED AMA WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, MAY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TANK. REPLACED RIGHT FUELING VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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