Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
October 19, 2023
Submitted
October 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
27220
Aircraft time
72,005 hours, 28,179 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
B

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What was found

PDIS 927 34-61 9462 19OCT23 STN FACT U SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK. TAKEOFF FUEL WAS AS SCHEDULED (19.1). DURING CLIMB, RECEIVED INSUFFICIENT FUEL MSG AND FOD SHOWED 10.1 (10.9 PLANNED). FOD CONTINUED TO DECREASE AT AN ALARMING RATE - APPROX 100 LBS EVERY 20 SECONDS. FUEL TOTALIZER AND CALCULATED VALUES MATCHED ON PROG PAGE 2/3. DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FUEL QUANTITY MATCHED APPARENT FUEL BURN. INITIAL LEVEL OFF WAS AT FL230 BUT WE CLIMBED TO FL340 WHEN THE FOD WAS NOTICED TO BE DECREASING AT A HIGH RATE. ***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** FACT 20OCT23 00:07 STN U AMM: 34-61-00-2-99 FIM: 34-61 809 WALK AROUND INSP ON ARRIVAL SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A/C, ALSO STICK READING VALUES WERE CORRECT. PEFORMED SELF TEST AND BITE PROCEDURE ON THE FQIS PROCESSOR. SELF TEST PASSED. NO CURRENT FAULTS. DRAG/FUEL FLOW FACTOR TEST 'SATIS' IAW AMM 34-61-00-2-99 & NIL FUEL ERROR DURING FIM 34-61 FT 809. A/C OK TO CONTINUE. WALK AROUND INSP ON ARRIVAL SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A/C, ALSO STICK READING VALUES WERE CORRECT. PEFORMED SELF TEST AND BITE PROCEDURE ON THE FQIS PROCESSOR. SELF TEST PASSED. NO CURRENT FAULTS. DRAG/FUEL FLOW FACTOR TEST 'SATIS' IAW AMM 34-61-00-2-99 & NIL FUEL ERROR DURING FIM 34-61 FT 809. A/C OK TO CONTINUE.

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