Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 31, 2015
Submitted
November 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9403W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53139
Aircraft time
64,866 hours, 31,847 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, CTR FUEL LOW PRESS LIGHT ON WITH 9000 LBS IN CTR TANK. LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, & CTR TANK INTERMITTENTLY BURNED ON RETURN. UNCERTAIN IF FUEL WAS MIGRATING FROM CTR TANK TO WINGS. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF FUEL FEED SYS IAW AMM 28-20-00-501 & UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER CORRECTIONS PROCEDURE IAW MM 28-20-00-201, NO FAULTS FOUND.

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