Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
61,020 hours, 8,571 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Probe
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
IN
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

CENTER TANK FUEL QTY INDICATION WAS READING 103.7 AT PUSHBACK, DURING TAXI QTY DROPPED TO 94.8. NEED TO DRIP CENTER TANK AND VERIFY CENTER TANK QTY FOUND CTR TANK QTY READING BELOW DIP STICK READING BY APPX 1200 LBS. CTR TANK GAUGE CONSIDERED INOP. REFUELED ACFT CENTER TANKS DRIPSTICK READING WITHIN LIMITS. NO FAULTS FOUND ON CMCLST, OR ON MAT, SINCE PROCESSOR WAS CHANGED ON 17TH. TOMC SUGGESTS FUELING, WHILE WATCHING TANK UNITS ON MAINT PAGE, FOR FLUCTUATIONS. REPLACED LT CENTER TANK PROBE NR 1. REPLACED RT CTR TANK PROBE NR 3 (M28249) REF MM. FUEL QTY OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD PER AMM. STICK TANK,FUEL QTY WITHIN LIMIT. NO STATUS MSG OR EXISTING FAULTS.