Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 8, 2015
Submitted
December 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53619
Aircraft time
44,978 hours, 21,682 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
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

CENTER TANK FUEL PRESS LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE. 5500 LBS OF FUEL TRAPPED IN CTR TANK. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. THE ACFT WAS NOT GNDED, NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. CTR TANK FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS PLACED ON MEL DEFERRAL. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND, AS A PRECAUTION, REPLACED BOTH CTR TANK UFI`S & BOTH CTR TANK RAMS IAW AMM 28-20-28.

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