Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
74,938 hours, 8,828 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Circuit Card
Part number
285U0143201
Part serial
D01162
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
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

TOTAL INDICATED FUEL DROPPED 3700 POUNDS IN 10 MINUTES. FOUND CTR TANK DENSITOMETER VALUE FLUCTUATING FROM 6.8 TO 7.0 CAUSING THE FQTY TO FLUX BY APPROX 3K WITH 91K IN TANK. SUSPECT DENSITOMETER IS BAD. REPLACED DENSITOMETER IN CENTER FUEL TANK AND COMPLETED DRY BITE TEST. TEST PASSED NEED TO ACP CMCS GROUND TEST WITH 1412 GALS FUEL. COMPLETED CMCS GROUND TEST AFTER FUEL WAS ADDED. REPLACED A9 CARD PER MM, OP CHECKED GOOD PER MM.