Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
March 20, 2019
Submitted
March 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29257
Aircraft time
78,924 hours, 13,035 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE. 2-3 EICAS WHEN USING CENTER TANK FUEL. FUEL GETS MOVED INTO MAIN TANK. CAUSED UNBAL EICAS. AFTER CENTER TANK AT APPROX 1.2/1.3 BALANCED 2/3. AT THAT POINT, THE FUEL TOTALIZER STARTED DROPPING BELOW, CALC UP TO 2.2/3 LESS. CENTER TANK DID NOT EMPTY UNTIL DESCENT. TANK 3 LEVEL VARIED BETWEEN .7 TO .6, REF TANK 2. TOTALIZER STEADILY DROPPED. (<P>PERFORMED FQIS TEST THROUGH CMC PER AMM 28-41-00. TEST PASSED. FOLLOWED FIM TASK 28-22-15. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOLLOWED FIM TASK 28-43 TASK 812. CENTER TANK SCAVENGE PUMP, OPS CHECK NORMAL PER AMM 28-15-01. FQIS TEST PASSED PER AMM 28-20-01. NO DEFECTS NOTED. </P><P />)

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