Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
April 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
10,693 hours, 9,087 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,304 hours, 11,269 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Indicator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 6026, CVG TO LIT - CREW REPORTED THAT THE E1 FUEL INDICATION READ ZERO LBS WHILE PASSING THROUGH 500 FT AND INDICATED A FUEL IMBALANCE. BOTH ENGINE INDICATIONS THEN SHOWED DASHES JUST MINUTES LATER. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD. THE FUEL INDICATIONS RETURNED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FUEL INDICATION SYSTEM PER AMM 28-40-00. ALL CHECKS OF FAILURE CODES AND CMC MESSAGES REVEALED NO FAILURES. THE SYSTEM WAS RESET PER AMM 28-40-00, ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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