# SDR AALA20161213022

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 11, 2016
- Submitted: December 13, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N970AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970AN), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial: 30096
- Aircraft time: 46,848 hours, 19,114 cycles
- System (JASC): [2841 · Fuel Quantity Indicator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2841)
- Part: Indicator
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Fuel System
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20161213022

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, MIA-LAX. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE THE LEFT FUEL TANK FAILED TO FEED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO BALANCE FUEL. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIM 28-41108. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FUEL TANK COMPENSATOR AND FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR. SEE ALSO AALA20161211004.

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