Service difficulty report · Indicator · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
August 19, 2014
Submitted
August 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
372
Aircraft time
34,506 hours, 37,982 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
749161
Part serial
0250
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK, DURING CLIMB OUT, THE CREW NOTICED THE LT FUEL QTY INDICATOR ACTING ERRATICALLY, SHOWING A RAPID DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ONBOARD. AFTER LEVELING OFF, THE INDICATED FUEL LEVEL CONTINUED TO DROP, EVENTUALLY DISPLAYING ZERO, AT WHICH TIME THE FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A MASTER CAUTION. ELECTED TO RETURN FOR MX SUPPORT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. MX DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FUEL LOSS. REPLACED THE FUEL QTY INDICATOR. ALL OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD & ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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