Service difficulty report · Meter · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 12, 2013
Submitted
December 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
62,156 hours, 16,391 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Part
Meter
Part number
921730
Part serial
B6677
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FUEL QTY, FUEL USED CHECK DISPLAYED AT APPROX 22437. ESTIMATED FUEL USED WAS 5K LBS ABOVE FUEL BURNED. IAW FUEL QTY 1 USED CHECKLIST ISOLATED THEN SHUT DOWN ENG NR 1. NO FURTHER LEAK. CONTINUED IAW CHECK LIST ISOLATED TANK TO ENG, LEAK CONTINUED. THEN IAW CHECK LIST FED ENG NR 1 FROM TANK 3, LEAK CONTINUED, IAW CHECK LIST SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENG, LEAK STOPPED. OPENED COWLINGS & CARRIED OUT VISUAL INSP OF NR 1 ENG NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FUEL LEAKS. PERFORMED WET MOTOR IAW JRH CHAP 5 & NO LEAKS. RAN ENG & FOUND FUEL FLOW TOO HIGH FOR IDLE POWER 1850 LB HR & CONTINUING TO CLIMB. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. R & R FUEL PRESS FLOW METER IAW MM 73-31-02-4-2 & PERFORMED FUEL FLOW ADJUST TEST, SATISFACTORY IAW 73-31-03-5-2 & ENG RUN SATISFACTORY IAW JRH CHAP 6.

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