Service difficulty report · Float · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2023
Submitted
October 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48514
Aircraft time
93,684 hours, 22,844 cycles
Part
Float
Part number
61088800
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, FL 340, RECEIVED A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY/USED CHK. COMPLIED WITH QRH. WHEN SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND THE TAIL TANK WAS ISOLATED, THE TAIL TANK CONTINUED TO DECREASE 400LBS IN 4 MINUTES. SUSPECT THE FUEL LEAK WAS IN OR CONNECTED TO THE TAIL TANK. EMERGENCY CREW SAW A SLOW DRIP FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL. THE FUEL DIFFERENTIAL AT BLOCK IN WAS 14,280LBS. REMOVED, REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED BOTH LH AND RH TAIL TANK FULL FLOAT SWITCHES REF FEDEX MD-11 AMM 28-14-01-4. OPS CHECK GOOD

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