Service difficulty report · Probe · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
November 28, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46616
Aircraft time
89,667 hours, 36,834 cycles
Part
Probe
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
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

TANK 2 PUMPS OFF ILLUMINATED ON DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. MONITORED FUEL DISPLAY. FUEL BEING FED TO NR 2 ENGINE VIA CROSSFEED FROM EITHER NR 3 OR NR 1 TANKS, ALTERNATING AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN BALANCE. FUEL TANK 2 QTY DROPPED TO 6200 LBS THEN CAME UP TO 7200 LBS WITH NO FUEL BEING TRANSFERRED INTO TANK 2. FLUXUATION CONTINUED AND INCREASED UNTIL ALERT LEVEL 2 "FUEL QTY FAULT" ON. ON FLT CREW DEBRIEF, WAS TOLD FUEL QTY WENT UP AND DOWN THOUSANDS OF LBS UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT TO X ON SYNOPTIC. TRIED PERFORMING RTS ON FSC SEVERAL TIMES, EACH TIME FAILED TANK NR 1, NR 3 TANK OTBD FILL VALVES. ORDERING FSC AND AUX CONTROLLER. R & R FSC AND ANCILLARY FUEL CONTROLLER IAW MM 28-08-01-4 AND 28-08-03-4. PERFORMED RTS IAW MM 28-00-00-5, SAME CONDITION EXIST , FAILS BOTH NR 1AND NR 3 OTBD FUEL VALVE. REPLACED THE NR 2 TANK LT COMPENSATOR PROBE REF A/C M/M 28-41-01-2 WILL NEED LEAK CHECK.

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