Service difficulty report · Fcu · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
May 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000068
Aircraft time
17,450 hours, 10,700 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Part
Fcu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RECEIVED "FUEL 1+2 LO LEVEL" MESSAGES IN FLIGHT. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MESSAGES DISAPPEARED AFTER LANDING WHEN TAXIING IN. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED. THE FCU WAS LATER REPLACED TO CLEAR THE MEL. THE DAY AFTER THE FCU REPLACEMENT, THE MESSAGE RETURNED; NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. IT WAS PLACED ON MEL AGAIN.

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