# SDR SIMA20140804002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 4, 2014
- Submitted: August 5, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N847AE
- Make and model: Emb EMB-135KL
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-135KL](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145707
- Aircraft time: 27,326 hours, 24,267 cycles
- System (JASC): [2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2841)
- Part: Fcu
- Part number: 367934002
- Part serial: 831
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Fuel System
- Stage of operation: TO
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: B
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20140804002

## Discrepancy

RETURNED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO UNKNOWN FUEL QTY.  AT RUNWAY BEFORE TAKEOFF RDU LT TANK IND 4800 & RT TANK IND 4700.  EARLY IN CLIMB EICAS MSG FUEL IMBALANCE.  LT TANK IND +/- 5300 & RT TANK IND +/- 4500.  TRANSFERRED TO EVEN THE INDICATED FUEL.  AFTER LANDING =/- 30 MINS RT TANK INDICATOR WAS BOUNCING UP & DOWN BY 200 - 300 LBS DURING SMOOTH LEVEL FLIGHT.  R & R THE FUEL CONDITIONING UNIT AMM 28-41-00.  PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST OF THE ELEC FUEL QTY IAW AMM 28-41-00.  OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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