Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
September 18, 2020
Submitted
October 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48596
Aircraft time
86,660 hours, 17,930 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Main Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 597 28-41 3303 18SEP20 MEM OPEN U. APPROX 150 MILES OUT OF KMEM RECEIVED TNK 1 TIP TRAPPED AND TNK 1 FUEL QTY LO LEVEL 1 ALERTS. SHOWED 5700 LBS OF FUEL TRAPPED IN NR 1 TIP TANK. 23.0K TOTAL FUEL. DECLARED EMERGENCY DIRECT TO KMEM. ENROUTE LAT FUEL UNBAL LEVEL 2 ALERT. WENT TO FUEL MANUAL KEPT FUEL IN NR 2 & NR 3 TANKS. INSPECTED NR 1 MAIN TIP TANK AND FOUND DEBRIS IN TRANSFER VALVE, REMOVED DEBRIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSFER VALVE, PER AMM MD11-28-21-04-4. OPS CK IS GOOD.

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