Service difficulty report · Densitometer · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 13, 2023
Submitted
May 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30026
Aircraft time
81,412 hours, 16,889 cycles
Part
Densitometer
Part number
NA
Condition
Unknown
Location
Lt Main Fuel Tan
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INDICATED FUEL INBALANCE OF 2500LBS. FLUCTUATED ALL THE WAY TO EWR UPON REACHING OUT TO THE CREW. CAPTAIN STATES ISSUE IS T/S PER WDM 28-41-21, CHECKED WIRING BTW L FMC AND FQIS, NO INDICATION ONLY. NO ACTUAL LEAK SUSPECTED. WHILE IN FLIGHT, FMC FAULTS. PERFORMED FQIS BITE PER FIM 28-41 FAULT TREE 847. MSG WOULD DIFFER FROM UPPER DISPLAY TOTALIZER. WHEN IN TURBULENCE LM DENS SENSOR FAILURE FAULT ON PREVIOUS LEGS, AND TU 8, TU10 FMC WOULD READ CORRECTLY SAME AS UPPER. SHORTED IN TANK. REQUIRES TANK ENTRY, REF FIM 28-41 F TREE 851. UPDATE TO ADD IMAGES OF DENSITOMETER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN PROBES 8 AND 10 IAW AMM 28-41-01, 12349R513, UAL WO 3074846. IDT PERFORMED BY TANK TIGERS QC REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN DENSITOMETER IAW AMM 28-41-03. F.COSENTINO V898461. BITE/OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 28-41-00-715-001-002. COMPLIED WITH ALL CDCCL STEPS WITHIN. WORK PERFORMED BY TANK TIGERS ON WO ADD EMP:V898461 ONE TIME IDT GRANTED TANK TIGERS QC F.COSENTINO V898461