Service difficulty report · Metering Unit · Airbus A330343

Difficulty date
January 7, 2025
Submitted
January 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5843K
Make and model
Airbus A330343
Aircraft serial
01865
Aircraft time
43,567 hours, 7,560 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
35,946 hours, 6,124 cycles
Part
Metering Unit
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS - AMBER DASHES THROUGH LAST 3 DIGITS OF #1 ENGINE FUEL FLOW IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED BITE OF EEC, FOUND FMU FUEL FLOW XMTR CLASS 3 MESSAGE. FOLLOWED TSM TASK 73-21-72-810-928-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FUEL METER UNIT PER AMM 73-21-52. LEAK CHECK GOOD. OPS TEST GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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