Service difficulty report · Impeller · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 3, 2019
Submitted
January 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29560
Aircraft time
28,457 hours, 11,323 cycles
Part
Impeller
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CR
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

IMPROPER FUEL BURN. RIGHT WING TANK BURNED DOWN 550 LBS IN FIRST 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, WITH CENTER TANK PUMPS ON. SUSPECT WEAK RIGHT CENTER FUEL PUMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT CENTER TANK MOTOR IMPELLER IAW AMM 28-22-41. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.