Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2018
Submitted
December 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48458
Aircraft time
73,815 hours, 20,165 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK ENROUTE 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT FUEL WAS 4000 LBS LOWER THAN EXPECTED. 15 MINUTES LATER RECEIVED FUEL QTY CHK ALERT. RAN QRH CHECKLIST & DETERMINED LEAK WAS IN UPPER AUX ESTIMATE 10000 LBS OF FUEL LEAKED.PULLED AND RESET FUEL QTY NORMAL POWER AND FUEL QTY ALTN POWER CBS & CONFIRMED FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. DECLARED EMERGENCY, DUMPED 47.6 OF FUEL & RTB. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. VERIFIED FUEL WITH FUEL STICKS, OK. SUMPED ALL TANKS , NO CONTAMINATION. BITE CHECK OF FQBU IAW AMM 28-41-00-5, NO FAULTS. PERFORMED RTS OF FSC IAW AMM 28-08-01-5 NO FAULTS, TRANFERRED FUEL BETWEEN TANKS & VERFIED QTY WITH FUEL STICKS, OK. TANK QTY &TOTALIZER HAS REMAINED STABLE.

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