Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
September 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145379
Aircraft time
26,917 hours, 22,027 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,097 hours, 12,771 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, FUEL TANK TWO'S QUANTITY INDICATIONS WERE DECREASING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS WENT FROM NORMAL TO AMBER, THEN RED, THEN DASHED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FUEL TANK 2 QUANTITY INDICATED NORMAL 100 FEET ABOVE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE INDICATION. SDF MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL ON 9/1/11 WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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