Service difficulty report · Transfer Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29521
Aircraft time
56,538 hours, 22,878 cycles
Part
Transfer Sys
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel System
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

FUEL IMBALANCE LIGHT DURING CLIMB OUT, FUEL QUANTITY WAS 1000 LBS LOW ON THE LEFT. IMBALANCE CHECKLIST WAS RUN AND FUEL WAS BALANCED. FUEL BEGAN TO DECREASE ON THE LEFT QUANTITY INDICATOR AGAIN AND FUEL FLOW WAS HIGHER ON THE RT THE ENTIRE TIME. AN EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 28-22-00, NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS BITE IAW AMM 28-41-00, NO FAULTS FOUND, AND GROUND TEST PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL BOOST PUMP OUTPUT PRESSURE TEST IAW FIM 28-41-00. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 28-21-00, UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM NR 1 TO CENTER, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED A HIGH POWER RUN IAW AMM 71-00-00 FOR 30 MINUTES, NO FINDINGS.