Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 27, 2019
Submitted
March 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30598
Aircraft time
56,538 hours, 23,141 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE APPEARS TO BE LEAKING AFTER BEING CLOSED. AFTER CENTER TANK FUEL WAS USED, RE-BALANCED LT AND RT TANKS. THEN RIGHT TANK FUEL QUANTITY DROPPED COMPARED TO LEFT TANK QUANTITY. FUEL WAS GOING BACK INTO CENTER TANK. FUEL WAS BALANCED PRIOR TO DESCENT. AT GATE LT WING TANK SHOWED 3.81 RT TANK 3.16 . THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED BY TROUBLESHOOTING THAT THE FUEL COMPENSTOR WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF SERVICE, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COMPENSATOR IAW AMM 28-41-21-401 REV 125. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.