# SDR SIMA20140818002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 18, 2014
- Submitted: August 20, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N620AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145102
- Aircraft time: 37,035 hours, 33,141 cycles
- System (JASC): [2840 · Fuel Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2840)
- Part: Unknown
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- 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/SIMA20140818002

## Discrepancy

DURING CLIMB NOTICED AIRPLANE WOULDN'T BURN FUEL FROM LT TANK WITH CROSS FEED OFF.  PERFORMED ENG IDLE RUN ON BOTH ENGS IAW 72-00-00 & FOUND BOTH FUEL QTY INDICATORS OPERATING NORMAL, ALSO PERFORMED CHECK OF FUEL CROSS FEED VLV IAW MM 28-21-04 & NO DEFECTS FOUND.  SYS OPERATING NORMAL.  COMPLIED WITH FUEL QTY MEASURING STICK IAW AMM 12-11-04 & COMPARED TO DIGITAL READING, NO FAULT NOTED.  PERFORMED POWER ENG RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-01.  FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS IDENTICAL FOR BOTH ENGS NO FAULTS NOTED.

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