Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 1, 2019
Submitted
February 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31083
Aircraft time
28,935 hours, 11,552 cycles
Part
Compensator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 24.1 POUNDS ON CLIMB OUT WITH ALL TANK PUMPS ON AND FUEL TRANSFER FEED CLOSED. THEN STARTED LOSING FUEL OUT OF THE RIGHT TANK. GOT UP TO 8000 FEET, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO MIA, LANDING OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT WING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING SYSTEM COMPENSATOR UNIT PER AMM 28-41-21 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.