Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Doug DC934

Difficulty date
September 21, 2012
Submitted
September 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934US
Make and model
Doug DC934
Aircraft serial
48124
Aircraft time
54,223 hours, 42,984 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE FUEL LOSS IN FLIGHT. LT FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. CLIMBED TO FL270. AS ACFT LEVELED OFF CREW REALIZED THE LT WING FUEL GAUGE INDICATES ZERO. SHORTLY AFTER LT FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COM 2.28.9 PROCEDURE PERFORMED, CROSSFEED ON. +/- 6000 LBS REMAINING IN THE RT WING. RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY WAS DECREASING. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTICED FUEL LEAK. DISCOVERED THAT DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE FORWARD AND AFT FUSELAGE FUEL TANKS. OPEN

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