Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
March 12, 2019
Submitted
March 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29582
Aircraft time
80,945 hours, 9,796 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Balance
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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY SIX HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A FUEL IMBALANCE. FUEL IN RIGHT TANK WAS ABOUT 3800 LBS LOWER THEN LEFT TANK. RIGHT ENGINE BURNING 300 LBS PER HOUR MORE THAN THE LEFT. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST, AND REBALANCED FUEL. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO FUEL FLOW MESSAGES FOUND IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-838-R00, NO ABNORMAL MISMATCH BETWEEN FUEL FLOWS BETWEEN BOTH ENGINES.