Service difficulty report · Connector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 6, 2003
Submitted
January 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3045
Aircraft time
20,043 hours, 17,548 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO TYS, THE CREW RECEIVED A FUEL FEEDER TANK LOW CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO ROA. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE THEN INSPECTED THE FUEL LEVEL WHICH CHECKED GOOD AND THEN CLEANED THE CONNECTORS ON THE REFUEL/DEFUEL PANEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.