SDR P5CA9700387

Service difficulty report · Fuel Qty Ind · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date: March 6, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N858FT
Make and model: Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial: 20109
System (JASC): 2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator
Part: Fuel Qty Ind
Part number: JG603C3
Condition: Froze
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: CR
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, NR 3 MAIN FUEL QTY INDICATOR FROZE AT 61,000 LBS, 5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, NR 3 FORWARD BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. DUE TO WEATHER IN JFK, DIVERTED TO ORD. TRANSFERED TO DMI PER MEL 28-11. INDICATOR CHANGED AT JFK, CALIBRATED PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-41-00.