Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 26, 2017
Submitted
June 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29549
Aircraft time
47,580 hours, 19,348 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
609891005
Part serial
110205145
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE WITH CENTER TANK PUMPS ON. RIGHT SIDE DROPS FASTER THEN LEFT SIDE. WITH CENTER TANK PUMPS OFF, LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS DROP AT SAME RATE. NO FUEL WAS TRAILING EITHER ENGINE. FUEL BURN WAS AS HIGH AS 2000 LBS LOW. SUSPECT POSSIBLE FUEL QUANTITY SENSOR PROBLEM. TOP OF DESCENT SHOWED 1500 LB BELOW PLANNED FUEL. GATE ARRIVAL SHOWED 700 LB BELOW PLANNED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 28-21-00-810 FOUND UNWANTED FUEL. TRANSFER FROM CENTER TO LEFT TANK WITH CENTER BOOST PUMP OFF AND LEFT FORWARD BOOST PUMP ON, SUSPECT FUEL SCAVANGE FLOAT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED CENTER FUEL PUMP PER AMM 28-22-41. ACCOMPLISHED SATIFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS IAW AMM 28-22-41-710-801. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL QUANTITY VERIFICATION IAW FUELING MANUAL 12-11-02.