Service difficulty report · Connector · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
December 2, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
27,156 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Connector
Part number
B12551
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WITH FUEL QTY GAUGES INDICATING 550 LBS IN THE FWD TANK & 500 LBS IN THE AFT TANK & LOW LEVEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINTED, FLT CREW FELT THEY HAD ENOUGH FUEL REMAINING TO RETURN TO THE LOGGING AREA FOR ONE MORE TURN. WHILE PICKING UP THE LAST TURN, BOTH OF THE AFT TANK BOOST PUMPS FAILED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH 400 LBS OF FUEL INDICATED AND NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. PILOT ABORTED TURN & RETURNED TO SERVICE LANDING & MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. MAINT DISCOVERED AFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL, AND A LOOSE WIRING CONNECTION ON THE AFT TANK COMPENSATOR CAPACITOR, WIRING CONNECTOR WAS REPAIRED, A COMPLETE FUEL QTY SYSTEM CALIBRATION CHECK CARRIED OUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLT.