Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 9, 2004
Submitted
November 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N250UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Part
Isolation Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Tail Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT APPROX 4 HRS AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FUEL QTY/USED CHECK LEVEL 2 ALERT DISPLAYED. OBSERVED THAT FUEL TANK QUANTITY WAS APPROX 5000 LBS LESS THAN FUEL BURN AMOUNT FROM FUEL TOTALIZER. ISOLATED ALL TANKS AND OBSERVED THAT TAIL TANK QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DECREASE AT A RATE OF APPROX 100 LBS EVERY 5 MINUTES. DEFERRED TAIL TANK ISO VLV M291016. RE-ACTIVATED TAIL TANK ISO VALVE IAW SMP PROCEDURE 28-21-19. THIS CLEARS DEFERRAL M291016.

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