Service difficulty report · Probe · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
November 18, 2017
Submitted
November 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801HC
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
629
Part
Probe
Part number
7660462
Part serial
440
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FLAMEOUT DURING DESCENT. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. CREW REPORTED A LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT LOCAL ALERT ILLUMINATED ON CAP DURING CLIMB OUT. CREW STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TURNED ON. CREW REPORTED AN INDICATION OF OVER 2000 POUNDS TOTAL AND 1000 POUNDS OF FUEL IN TANK AND NO INDICATION OF A FUEL LEAK. DURING DESCENT WITH AN INDICATION OF 900 POUNDS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, THE RIGHT ENGINE FLAMEDOUT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE INCORRECT INDICATION OF FUEL QUANTITY IN THE RIGHT WING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL PROBES IN RIGHT WING. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NR 3 FUEL PROBE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE INCORRECT QUANTITY INDICATION.

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