Service difficulty report · Fcu · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145272
Aircraft time
27,812 hours, 24,854 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
367934002
Part serial
416
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3291 THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY DEPARTED TYR AND WERE HELD DOWN LOW AND VECTORED AWAY FROM DFW. THEY ADVISED ATC THEY WERE GETTING LOW ON FUEL AND DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL. FMS WAS PREDICTING 12 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING UPON LANDING AND BY THEIR CALCULATIONS USING THE LONG RANGE FUEL CHART 20 MINUTES WERE REMAINING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WERE FINALLY CLEARED UP TO 12,000 FEET AND DIRECT TO DFW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VERIFIED FCU CH 1 INOP, REMOVED AND REPLACED FCU IAW AMM II CH 28-41-01, OPS CHECK OK IAW AMM II CH 28-41-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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