Service difficulty report · Compensator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2013
Submitted
June 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48603
Aircraft time
67,295 hours, 15,384 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
020016105
Part serial
0649
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENROUTE, ONE HOUR NOTED FUEL REMAINING 2.5K BELOW PLANNED BURN. RECEIVED LEVEL 2 FUEL QUANTITY/USE CHECK AFTER. FOLLOWED QRH. ALL FUEL USED & TANK LEVEL SAME, MISSING 3.5K FUEL NOW. TANK 2 DROPPED FROM 8.7K - 6.5K IN 10-15 MIN, LOSING FUEL FASTER THAN BURN, DIVERTED. NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS ON POST FLT WALKAROUND. TRANSFERRED FUEL TO EACH TANK NR 1, & 3, VERIFIED QTYS TO BE CORRECT. TRANSFERRED FUEL INTO TANK NR 2, FOUND QTY OFF AS MUCH AS 2.5K LBS WITH 19.6 K LBS ONBOARD, NR 2 TANK READ 22.4K LBS & NR 2 STICK READING 20.8. IAW MM 12-11-07-3-1. REPLACED NR 1 PROBE NR 2 TANK, NR 1 PROBE NR 2 TANK , NR 5 PROBE NR 2 TANK & LT TANK COMPENSATOR PROBE. IAW AMM 28-41-01-4 & AMM 28-41-37-4, TEST PASSED.

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