Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 24, 2016
Submitted
August 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48553
Aircraft time
78,985 hours, 15,465 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

RECEIVED A LAT FUEL IMBAL WARING AFTER 35 MIN OF FLIGHT. FUEL SYSTEM IN MANUAL AND PROPERLY CONFIGURED. RIGHT 17.8, CENTER 14.8, LEFT 20.2. QRH COMPLIED WITH TO CORRECT IMBALANCE. CREW VERBAL AFTER FUEL WAS BALANCED AND MESSAGE CLEARED. RECEIVED LAT FUEL IMBALANCE A SECOND TIME AND NOTIED FUEL QTY WAS INCREASING IN TANK NR 1, WHILE NR 2 AND 3 DECREASED. ENGINE FUEL BURN WAS EQUAL ACROSS ALL THREE ENGINES. R&R THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE CONTROLLER PER MD-11 M/M 28-21-02-4. REPLACED THE LEFT WING REFUEL/DEFUEL MANIFOLD ASSY PER MD-11 M/M 28-00-00-4. ALL PARTS WERE LEAK CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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