Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 11, 2019
Submitted
April 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31083
Aircraft time
29,007 hours, 11,587 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Crossfeed
Stage of operation
NR
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

IN FLIGHT, WING TANKS FUEL FEEDING OUT OF CENTER TANK AND WOULD ONLY STOP FEEDING WHEN TURNED RIGHT WING TANK OFF. OPERATIONS NORMAL WHEN CENTER TANK EMPTY. NO TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED OR LARGE LOAD FACTORS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CENTER TANK CROSSFEED VALVE IAW AMM 28-22-21 AND WORK CARDS 28-96-08 AND 28-92-25.