Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
August 23, 2018
Submitted
December 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
48287
Aircraft time
72,516 hours, 24,637 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Part number
26803464
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL360, A TANK 3 PUMPS OFF LEVEL 1 INDICATION, FOLLOWED BY TANK 3 TIP TRAPPED. THEN TANK 3 QTY LOW LEVEL 1 INDICATION. SWITCH AT FUEL CONTROLLER, NO HELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER VALVE IWW MM 28-21-09-2, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER SHUT-OFF VALVE IAW 28-21-12-2, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL FLOAT IAW MM 28-42-01-2, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER FLOAT VALVE IAW 28-21-10-2, OPS CHECKED IAW MM 28-14-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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