Service difficulty report · Fuel Heater · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 20, 2005
Submitted
November 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145168
Aircraft time
16,433 hours, 12,558 cycles
Part
Fuel Heater
Part number
367934002
Part serial
268
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Fuel Cell
Part time
13,813 hours, 10,851 cycles
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

FLIGHT 3002 - PIT-BWI - WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL230, THE FUEL IMBALANCE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK INDICATED 0 POUNDS. COMPLETED QRH CHECKLIST FOR FUEL IMBALANCE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. LANDED IN BWI WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONDITIONING UNIT IAW EMB 145 MM 28-41-01. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 28-41-00.

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