Service difficulty report · Sending Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 18, 2013
Submitted
August 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145679
Aircraft time
26,088 hours, 21,601 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
27,715 hours, 23,809 cycles
Part
Sending Unit
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT THEY RECEIVED A FUEL 1 LO LEVEL WARNING AND FUEL IMBALANCE CAUTION MESSAGE. THE CREW DECLARED A FUEL EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX ISOLATED THE ISSUE TO THE WING TANK FUEL QTY INDICATION AND DEFERRED THE INDICATION. REPLACED THE NR 3 TANK UNIT. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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