Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26942
Aircraft time
64,731 hours, 9,265 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE EICAS, RTFL. AFTER AN HOUR FLT TIME FUEL IMBAL EICAS DUE TO LEFT TANK AT 68.1 COMPARED TO RIGHT AT 65.1. LEFT CLIMBED TO 68.9 THEN QUICKLY DROPPED TO 66 AND CLIMBED AGAIN TO 68.9. SAMC TEXT: TOT AND CALC WERE 1100 LBS DIFFERENT. TOT LESS THAN CALC UNTIL THE APPARENT VENTING AT 2 HOUR POINT. THEN OFF BY 3700 LBS.