Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 14, 2020
Submitted
May 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48565
Aircraft time
79,502 hours, 15,993 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O OUT OF SJU, F.O. NOTIFIED CAPT AIRCRAFT WAS REQUIRING ALMOST FULL AILERON TO MAKE LEFT TURN ON DEPARTURE. FUEL QTY #3 WAS INOP AND FUELED TO KNOWN QTY. AFTER REVIEWING FUEL SLIPS AND ESTIMATING FUEL QTY #3 FROM PREVIOUS CREW, WE SUSPECT #3 FUEL QTY TO BE APPROXIMATELY 10.0 HIGHER THAN TANK #1. TALKED WITH GOCC/MOCC/DUTY OFFICER/MD11 TECH PILOT ABOUT ISSUE. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO KMEM (WINDS) AND TRANSFER 2,800 LBS OF FUEL FROM TANK #3 TO TANK #1. UPON ARRIVAL INTO KMEM, WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AT BLOCK IN CHECKED #1 AND #3 TANK FUEL QTY. USING MLI'S. FOUND TIP COMPT. FULL ON BOTH WINGS , BUT #3 TANK HAD APPROX. 2,000 LBS HIGHER THAN #1 TANK. TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM #3 TANK TO #2 TANK AND FOUND #3 TANK CONTAINED THE AMOUNT CALCULATED FROM THE MLI. POWERED ALL FLT. CONTROLS AND PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF AILERONS RUDDER AND SPOILERS. NO FAULTS FOUND.

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