Service difficulty report · Fcu · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 21, 2011
Submitted
October 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145130
Aircraft time
29,325 hours, 27,539 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
367934002
Part serial
465
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4154 THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE REACHING CRUISE ALT SELECTED CRZ TRUST RATING APPROX 20 SEC LATER EICAS WARNING FUEL 1 LO LEVEL CAUTION FUEL IMBALANCE. EICAS INDICATED NR 1 ENG 0 PPH 0 LBS FUEL. MFD FUEL PG INDICATED TANK 1 0LBS. FMS FUEL PAGE INDICATED TANK 1 0LBS. FMS FUEL PAGE INDICATED ONLY AVAILABLE FUEL WAS WHAT WAS IN THE NR 2 FUEL TANK. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE ONLY FUEL ON BOARD WAS WHAT THE NR 2 TANK HAD AVAILABLE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FWA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL CONDITIONING UNIT IAW EMB 145 AMM 28-41-01. THE OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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