Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
December 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
19,057 hours, 10,222 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
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

DURING CLIMB, THRU APPROX 18K, NOTICED LT OUTER FUEL QTY DECREASING AT APPROX 500-1000 LBS MIN, THIS WAS ON THE ECAM AND OVHD PANEL. REF QRH UNDER "POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK" PULLED FQI CHAN SUPPLY 1 2 C/B'S. WHEN FUEL INDICATIONS RETURNED LT OUTER RESUMED IT'S STEADY DECREASE. AFTER LANDING (30K UNDER MAX LNG WT) ALL FUEL IND'S RETURNED TO NORMAL (IE FUEL IND IN OUTERS). T/S INFO MTSI 28-40/1374, PER MOCC REQUEST COMPLIED WITH STEP A: DURING BITE CHECK FOUND FAULTS 312 AND 322 ON FQI. COMPLIED WITH TSM 28-42-00 FAULT CODE TROUBLESHOOTING PAGE 127, NO DEFECTS FOUND. STEP B: LEFT OUTER TANK CAPACITANCE AND RESISTANCE CHECKS OK PER MM 28-42-00-5. STEP C: VERIFIED WIRING AND PINS FROM CONNECTORS 56VC AND 5073VC PER AWM 28-42-02. PERFORMED CAPACITANCE AND RESISTANCE CHECKS ON LEFT OUTER TANK, ALL CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 28-42-00-5.

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