Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 17, 2021
Submitted
September 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0815
Aircraft time
23,933 hours, 14,691 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel Pressure
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED W/O INCIDENT. LEFT OUTBOARD FUEL TANK SHOWED A FUEL LOSS OF 4500 POUNDS OVER AN APPROXIMATE 5MIN TIME FRAME ON APPROACH ON FINAL APPROACH AND TAXI THE QTY STARTED TO RETURN TO NORMAL SLOWLY. WHEN PARKED IN THE LINE THE LEFT MATCHED THE RIGHT INNER TANK QTY. C/W DMP.PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF L/W OUTER TANK UNITS IAW AMM 28-42-00.

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