Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 20, 2015
Submitted
September 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31095
Aircraft time
17,498 hours, 6,794 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
609891005
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTED LT FUEL TANK QTY 1,000 LBS LESS THAN RT FUEL TANK QTY. PAX REPORTED POSSIBLE FLUID STREAKING FROM LT ENG PYLON. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THE GATE. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENG RUN IAW MM 71-00-00, TEST 5. NO LEAKS OR DISCREPANCY NOTED, FUEL PUMPS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED. REPLACED LT CTR FUEL BOOST PUMP.