Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 1, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21464
Aircraft time
44,967 hours, 28,863 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Qty
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

AIRCRAFT VERY DIFFICULT TO TRIM PROPERLY. REQUIRED OVER 2 UNITS OF LEFT AILERON TRIM, AND OVER 1 UNIT OF L RUDDER TRIM. NR 1 FUEL TANK GAUGE INOP, WAS FUELED TO A KNOWN QTY. A FUEL IMBALANCE COULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM THOUGH WE COULD NOT TELL. WHEN ACFT ARRIVED AT SGF, NR 1 FUEL QTY INDICATOR WAS DEFERRED AND THE TANK WAS EMPTY, COMPARED TO NR 3 TANK, WHICH HAD A QTY OF 5900 LBS RESULTING IN A FUEL IMBALANCE OF APPROX 5900 LBS AND TRIM PROBLEM. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.