Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 25, 2021
Submitted
July 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N691FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
19,096 hours, 10,667 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RIGHT INNER TANK QUANTITY INDICATION MEL D INOP. ON CLIMB OUT RT INNER TANK PUMP FAULTED. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH AND TURNED PUMP OFF. NOTICED RIGHT OUTER TANK WAS BURNING DOWN AND NOT THE RIGHT INNER TANK. TURNED ON CROSSFEED VALVE TO FEED FROM LEFT INNER TANK TO RIGHT ENGINE AND FUEL BURN OUT OF RIGHT OUTER STOPPED. CLOSED CROSSFEED AND WENT BACK TO RIGHT INNER BURN BUT FUEL ONCE AGAIN WAS BURNING OUT OF RIGHT OUTER. REOPENED FUEL CROSSFEED TO MANAGE BURN. FUEL UNAVAILABLE FROM RIGHT INNER TANK, DETERMINED NOT ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE DESTINATION AND DIVERTED TO KLCK. UPON A/C ARIVAL FUEL QTY INDICATED AT REFUEL PANEL: LO 7.4 LI 0.0 RI 5.8(INOP IND) RO 6.0. VERFIED FUEL LOAD WITH MIL STICKS: LO 7.7 LI 0.0 RI 0.0 RO6.0. OP'S CK OF CENTER AND INNER TANK PUMPS AUTOMATIC CONTROL IAW AMM 28-21-00-05-02. FUEL QTY BITE TEST IAW AMM 28-42-00-05-01. NO FAULTS NOTED. NO FUEL LEAKS. OVER PRESSURE DISCS CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED FUEL QTY WITH FUEL STICKS REF WRI 28-95/2656.

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