Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 16, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
875
Aircraft time
2,436 hours, 1,299 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, RT OUTER FUEL TANK DROPPED AS LOW AS 7.04 LBS, WHILE LT OUTER TANK REMAINED AT 8.04 LBS & 2 CB'S WITH NO CORRECTION. ARRIVED AT ACFT, FOUND FUEL QTYS ALL NORMAL, L/O AT 8.3, R/O AT 8.3, ECAM AND OVERHEAD TOTALS AGREE WITH TANKS. PRESSURIZED ALL PUMPS / SYSTEMS, INSPECTED ACFT FOR SIGNS OF LEAKS, NONE FOUND. FQIC "SYS MONITOR" SHOWS 'SOFT' CODES 331, 431, 022, 502, 631. CLEARED FQIC, TEST GOOD. SYSTEM IS NOW IN "LA" MODE. TRANSFERED FUEL FROM R/O TO INNERS, ACCOMPLISHED MX STEPS FOR MEL 28-42-01-01. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL. ALL RT OUTER TANK INDICATIONS INOP EITHER FUEL TO KNOWN QTY OR, AFTER REFUELING VERIFY TANK QTY WITH MAG MEASURING STICKS, & STICK READINGS, ARE RECORDED IN

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