Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
32,852 hours, 7,251 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Probe
Part number
1819KTU01
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION ON EICAS DISPLAY - FLUCTUATES. CREW COMMENTS: FUEL QTY FLUCTUATES 2000 POUNDS. PERFORMANCE PAGE SHOWS CALC FUEL. RIGHT FUEL QTY SENSOR 19 SHOWS 0.0 SENSOR 18 SHOWS 8.6 SENSOR 20 SHOWS 0.7 RIGHT FUEL QTY INOP TOTAL FUEL QTY ALSO INOP AND MEL APPLIED FUELER VERIFIED FUEL ON BOARD DENVER. CREW REPORTS NORMAL INDICATION WHEN FUEL BELOW PROBE NR 19 RT. REF MAINT TIP MT28-UA09 SUGGEST REPLACEMENT OF PROBE. SUSPECT PCN 483-0066 UNIT, NOT STKD HNLJL. REPLACED TANK UNIT NR 19 IN RT MAIN. OPS CHECKS GOOD.