Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 23, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
301 hours, 16,013 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT PASSING FL 230 GOT ECAM FUEL ADVISORY, LT INNER WAS READING 16.5 & RT INNER READING APPROX 10.5, WITHIN 2 MINUTES WENT DOWN TO MATCH RT INNER, THEN WENT 4.0 BELOW RT INNER. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 28-42-01-05 CATEGORY C, EXPIRATION 02 SEPT 15. LT INNER TANK INDICATIONS INOPERATIVE. EITHER FUEL TO KNOWN QTY OR, AFTER REFUELING VERIFY TANK QTY WITH MAG LEVEL INDICATORS & ROD INCREMENT READINGS ARE RECORDED IN AML & EAML. FOUND INTERMITTENT CODES 331, 022, 502 & 960. CODE 7.07 WAS CONTINUOUS. PLACED LT INNER FQI SYS ON MEL 28-42-01-05.

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