Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
July 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
88,732 hours, 10,617 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Transmitter
Part number
8TJ124GGN3
Part serial
D7044
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 1 FUEL FLOW ON ENGINE SYNOPTIC VARIES FROM LOW TO 0.0 TO BLANK TOTAL 8 LESS THAN CALC. NR 1 FUEL FLOW WAS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. FMC MESSAGE FUEL DISAGREE. EST FUEL REMAINING ARE OFF BY 10000 LBS. CHECKED AND CLEANED FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER CONNECTOR. NOTED DURING ENGINE START THAT FUEL FLOW INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY BLANKS. REPLACED FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. OPS AND LEAKS CHECKED GOOD.