Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 14, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24385
Aircraft time
85,288 hours, 10,371 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Circuit Card
Part number
285U0018203
Part serial
76
Condition
Faulty
Location
Boost Pump
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER CTR TANK WAS EMPTY AND BOOST PUMPS WERE OFF, CREW NOTICED NR 1 AND NR 2 FUEL QTY DECREASING FASTER THAN NR 3 AND NR 4 WITH ALL ENGS BURNING NORMAL GAS. NR 1 AND NR 2 TANKS EA DECREASED 2200 LBS COMPARE WITH NR 3 & NR 4 TANKS. CREW REBALANCED FUEL. NO FUEL TRANSFER WAS NOTICED TO CTR TANK VIA NR 1 AND NR 2 TANKS. NR 3 AND NR 4 TANKS WERE OK. CREW KEEP REBALANCING FUEL AND MONITORING. REPLACED FUEL SYS MANAGEMENT CARD A5.