Service difficulty report · Processor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 22, 2018
Submitted
August 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31091
Aircraft time
27,033 hours, 10,729 cycles
Part
Processor
Part number
3012803
Part serial
3355
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED WITH OVER 900 POUNDS MORE THAN REQUIRED. 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, TOTAL FUEL INDICATED 1,200 POUNDS BELOW PLAN. TWENTY MINUTES LATER AT NEXT CHECKPOINT FUEL INDICATED 1,400 BELOW PLAN. AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE, AIRSPEED, AND FUEL FLOW CORRECT FOR FLIGHT PLAN. BEGAN QRH FUEL LEAK PROCEDURE. DIVERTED AS A PRECAUTION. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED FUEL QUANTITY PROCESSOR UNIT IAW AMM 28-41-81. FQIS BITE CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.