Service difficulty report · Probe · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 14, 2016
Submitted
May 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
79,385 hours, 18,138 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
003008210
Part serial
5232
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT FUEL TOTAL & ALL 3 MAIN TANKS SHOWED FLUCTUATION OF 5000 LBS. QRH FUEL QTY ABNORMAL INDICATION COMPLIED WITH. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 28-01-01-02 CATEGORY AN EXPIRATION 16 MAY 16. TANK NR 2 FUEL TANK SYNOPTIC QTY DISPLAY INOPERATIVE. FUEL TO KNOWN QTY & AFTER REFUELING, VERIFY TANK NR 2 QTY WITH FUEL LEVEL STICKS & RECORD IN THE AML & EAML. OPERATE FSC IN MANUAL. TAIL FUEL MGMT INOPERATIVE. FQBU STORED T2 REF L P P SHORTED PROBE AT LAST LEG, NEED TO REPLACE LT COMPENSATOR IAW FIM 28-41-07-00. R&R MJP IN NR 2 TANK IAW AMM 28-41-40-4. R&R PROBE NR 1 IN NR 2 TANK IAW AMM 28-41-01-4. R&R TAIL TANK COMP PROBE IAW AMM 28-41-37-4. R&R TAIL TANK MJP IAW AMM 28-41-40-4. PERFORMED TEST IAW AMM 28-41-00-5. TEST PASSED.

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