Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
April 12, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
48313
Aircraft time
52,001 hours, 16,765 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Sticking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL RECEIVED FUEL QTY/USED CK LEVEL 2 ALERT LANDED-CLEARED RUNWAY-HAD FIRE DEPT CK FOR LEAKS-NONE WERE SEEN-TAXIED TO BLOCKS. ONCE PARKED, ALERT CLEARED. EXPECTED FUEL QTY=24.4 ACTUAL FUEL QTY=23.6 RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 28-01-01 CATEGORY: A EXPIRATION: 15APR11 "MEL 28-01-01: TANK NR 2 FUEL QTY - INOP FUEL TO KNOWN QTY, AND AFTER REFUELING AND PRIOR TO EACH SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE, VERIFY TANK NO 2 QTY WITH FUEL LEVEL STICKS AND RECORD IN THE AML/EAML. OPS NOT AUTHORIZED ABOVE 78 DEGREES N LAT. OPERATE FSC IN MANUAL." IAW MEL 28-01-01 NR 2 TANK FUELED TO KNOWN QTY AND FUEL QTY VERIFIED WITH FUEL LEVEL STICKS. STICK NRS AND STICK READINGS ARE RT AFT 14 LT AFT 14 AND FWD 7.5, FUEL QTY TNK 2 IS 22.4KLBS. ACFT OK SVC. SYS PLACED ON MEL 28-01-01.

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