Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 22, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Aircraft time
49,079 hours, 10,576 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Probe
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT TANK INDICATED 3000 LBS LOW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. SNAPSHOT OF EVENT SHOWED PROBES 14 & 16 IN RT TANK INDICATING 0 VS LT TANK OF 5.4 & 19.1. AFTER FUEL QUANTITY RETURNED TO NORMAL NR 16 PROBE INDICATED SIMILAR TO RT SIDE. CENTER TANK WAS EMPTY. REPLACED PROBES LT 16 & RT 14 & 16. PERFORMED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW AMM, TEST PASSED. ADJUSTMENT CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 28-41-00-710-801.