Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 3, 2018
Submitted
April 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30598
Aircraft time
53,806 hours, 21,962 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 AND DURING CLIMB PLUS OR MINUS 12,000, RECEIVED AN IMBAL ANNUNCIATION ON FUEL PANEL. ALL FUEL PUMPS WERE ON WITH LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. RIGHT FUEL QTY: 7.31, LEFT 8.42, CTR : 6.60. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUEL FEEDING ONLY FROM RIGHT TANK CAUSING IMBALANCE. QRH WAS PERFORMED, FUEL FEEDING PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED, ACCOMPLISHED FQTS BITE TEST, FOUND TANK 2, TANK UNIT LOW RESISTANCE, LEG 01, 04, 07, 09, ACCOMPLISHED TASK 28-41-00-810-804, FQIS FAULT MESSAGE TANK UNIT LOW RESISTANCE, FAULT-ISOLATION STEPS 1 A, B, C, D, E, F, ALSO STEP 4 TASK 28-41-41-000-801 BUSSING PLUG REMOVAL, PERFORM BITE TEST AND GROUND TEST, NO FAULTS, TEST PASSED.