Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 10, 2023
Submitted
September 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1488
Aircraft time
39,460 hours, 6,272 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
89,858 hours, 7,997 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
921781
Part serial
19328301271
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS - FOB NOTED AT DEP 87.3 HOWEVER AT 4 HRS INTO FLIGHT 1200 LB UNACCOUNTED FOR. SUSPECT. FUEL LEAK ON RIGHT SIDE AS THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THERE. ENG BURNS MATCH AS WELL @ 6000LB/HR. REFERENCE TSM 28-26-00-810-832-A AND TSM 28-46-00-810-961-A. UNABLE TO FIND A LEAK ON LH OR RH INNER TANKS, #1 OR #2 ENGINES, OR CENTER FUEL TANK. QUANTITY INDICATIONS REMAIN STEADY ON GROUND. NOTED THAT FCMC 1 & FCMC 2 SHOWS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE ON FOB LEVELS- FCMC 1 READING @ 61000 LBS (CONTINUED ON LOGPAGE 944512-2). AND FCMC 2 @ 59800 LBS. SWAPPED POSITIONS OF FCMC 1&2 PER AMM 28-51-34. FOUND FCMC 2 FOB INDICATION STILL READING LOWER THAN FCMC 1. FCMC POSITIONS REMAIN SWAPPED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES (NOTE: FCMC 1 SN: 550 AND FCMC 2 SN: 761). PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY REPLACEMENT OF RH FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER PER AMM 73-31-11. LEAK CHECK OKAY. OK FOR SERVICE

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