Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 27, 2010
Submitted
March 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22812
Aircraft time
78,013 hours, 39,960 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Out Of Balance
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

FLT 201 FROM MIA TO CCS, DURING CRUISE OPERATION THE FUEL CONFIGURATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED NOTING A FUEL IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SDQ WHERE AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RIGHT FUEL QTY WAS PREVIOUSLY PLACED ON MEL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE NOTED AND FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO KNOWN QTY. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.