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Exhibit No. 11A - Group Chairman Factual Report - TWA Flight 800 ...

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Aircraft Maintenance Log dated August 15, 1995, indicated that the flight engineer’s fuel flowindicator was inoperative. Fuel used was okay. The forward panel fuel flow indicator was okay. Thenumber four fuel flow indicator was replaced. Operations checked okay.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated August 23, 1995, indicated that the number four fuel flow stuck at7,900 pounds. The pilot’s fuel flow were normal. The item was deferred until August 24, 1995, when thefuel flow indicator was removed and replaced.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated October 9, 1995, indicated in an Engineering <strong>No</strong>te that before fueling,fuel discrepancies between the wing gauges and flight engineers were to be checked. All of the tanks werechecked and the fuel sticks were all okay.<strong>No</strong>n-Routine Maintenance Record dated December 1, 1995, indicated that the number 1 engine fuelflow was inoperative. Maintenance performed a bite check of the fuel flow and all operations checkednormal.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated December 4, 1995, indicated that the number 1 fuel flow wasinoperative. The item was deferred until December 4, 1995, when the flight engineer’s fuel flow indicatorwas replaced. The number 1 fuel flow transmitter connector was cleaned. Operations was checked asnormal.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated December 17, 1995, indicated that the number 4 reserve quantityindication was inoperative. The item was deferred until December 17, 1995, when both wing and cockpitindicators were replaced and calibration was required. The cockpit and wings full/empty were calibrated.Volumetric operations checked normal.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated December 17, 1995, indicated that the center wing fuel tank gaugefluctuated between 2 and 0 with no fuel in the tank. The tank was sumped and the indicator calibrationfull/empty volumetric totalizer was replaced. Operations checked normal.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated December 28, 1995, indicated that the number 1 engine fuel flowfluctuates on. The item was deferred until January 1, 1996, when a bite check was performed on the fuelflow amperage.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated April 27, 1996, indicated that the number 1 fuel flow (numerals) read10,000 PPH above pointer value. The fuel used and pilot’s gauge were okay. The number 1 fuel flowindicator was replaced and the operations checked normal. Operations of the number 1 engine fuel flowat the engineer’s position was checked and found okay on start-up.Aircraft Maintenance Log dated May 13, 1996, indicated that both of the number 4 fuel flow indicatorswere pegged high and inoperative. The item was deferred until May 15, 1996, when maintenanceperformed a bite check of the electronic unit, All tests were passed and maintenance suspected wiring.On May 16, 1996, maintenance cleaned and secured the fuel flow transmitter connector with no helpindicated. On May 18, 1996, maintenance replaced the number 4 transmitter. After this, the engine fuelflow operations checked normal.24

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