Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 12, 2015
Submitted
September 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
46,192 hours, 22,346 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CTR LOW PRESS FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES, BUT FUEL REMAINED TRAPPED IN THE CTR TANK. FLIGHT DIVERTED, NO EMER WAS DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT & WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. THE CTR TANK FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS MADE INOPERATIVE. THE DISCREPANCY WAS DEFERRED USING MEL PROCEDURES & THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER FLIGHT.

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