What was found
AT FLIGHT LEVEL 33.0 SMOOTH AIR NR 3 ENGINE HAD LOUD BANG WITH FIRE BALL GOING FORWARD SHUTDOWN ENGINE. ON GROUND FOUND FUEL TANK EMPTY PLACARDED FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747122
- Aircraft serial
- 19756
- System (JASC)
- 2840 · Fuel Indicating System
- Part
- Fuel Qty Ind
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- X
- Precautionary procedure
- E
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