Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
December 20, 2017
Submitted
December 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9616G
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53563
Aircraft time
57,224 hours, 28,314 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Faulty
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. IRREGULAR FUEL BURN. CENTER TANK VERY SLOW TO TRANSFER. WITH ALL PUMPS A/C CONTINUED TO BURN OUT OF ALL THREE TANKS WITH CROSSFEED OPEN AND LEFT TANK PUMPS OFF LEFT TANK CONTINUED TO BURN FUEL AT THE SAME THE RATE. ACCOMPLISHED OUTGASSING PROCEDURE PER MM 28-20-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

More about the Doug MD 83