Service difficulty report · Probe · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
April 23, 2013
Submitted
May 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151CA
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3653
Aircraft time
34,109 hours, 41,453 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
790501
Part serial
432468
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, CREW OBSERVED A RT LOW FUEL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION FOLLOWED BY RT ENGINE FLAMEOUT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING. DISCOVERED AFT FUEL TANK QTY SYS WAS INDICATING 400 LBS WHEN EMPTY AND ENGINE FLAMED OUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FOUND THAT THE CAPACITY OF BOTH FUEL PROBES IN FUEL CELL NR 3 WERE OUT OF TOLERANCE. BOTH PROBES WERE REPLACED AND THE SYS WAS RECALIBRATED.