Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26938
Aircraft time
69,312 hours, 9,956 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Probe
Part number
0335KPU01
Part serial
164
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Quanity
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

LEFT FUEL QUANTITY INOPERATIVE. CHECKED INDIVIDUAL LEFT FUEL TANK PROBE UNITS DISPLAYING ERRANT VALUES ON MAINTENANCE PAGES. TANK PROBE NR 6 REPORTS 0.0 WHILE SURROUNDING PROBES 5 & 7 SHOWS VALUES GREATER THAN 0.0. PER MAINTENANCE TIP 777 MT28-UA9, SUGGEST REPLACE SINGLE PROBE AT FAULT, ORDERED NR 6 PROBE 483-0035, OSTF# P5315. MAT FAULT HISTORY SHOWS RT CENTER NR 9 PROBE FAULTING. VTOED LEFT WING. PROBE 6 CHECKS OKAY.