Service difficulty report · Probe · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
November 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47156
Aircraft time
73,245 hours, 86,826 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
B11763070
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Fuel Qty Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT STARTED WITH 13,500 LBS OF FUEL. AFTER 40-45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT FUEL QTY WAS 6,000 LBS. FUEL QTY CONTINUED TO DECREASE AT HIGHER RATE THAT FUEL BURN RATE. CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITH FUEL INDICATING 3,050 LBS. DISCOVERED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND UNMODIFIED FUEL PROBES. THE ORIGINAL MODIFIED PROBES WERE INSTALLED AND THE ACFT FUEL QTY SYS CHECKED IAW MM 28-40-0. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

More about the Doug DC-9-15F