Service difficulty report · Guard · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 25, 2013
Submitted
March 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49597
Aircraft time
70,530 hours, 37,179 cycles
Part
Guard
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuel Panel
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

ELP - INFLIGHT DFW-PHX. CREW REPORTED FUEL IMBALANCE DURING CLIMBOUT. FLIGHT DIVERTED ELP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND FUEL PANEL REFUELING POWER SWITCH GUARD DOWN AND CENTER AND RIGHT TANK SWITCHES IN THE OPEN POSITION. FOUND FUEL PANELS SWITCH RESTRICTOR GUARD MISSING. REPLACED GUARDED POWER COVER ON FUEL PANEL AND CLOSED APPLICABLE TANK SWITCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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