Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
April 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30090
Aircraft time
54,613 hours, 22,620 cycles
Part
Probe
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Rt Wing Fuel
Stage of operation
TO
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON TAKEOFF RIGHT WING FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO 8.0 FROM 8.5. TOTALIZER WENT FROM 28.5 TO 27.3. FUEL BURN CALCULATION SHOWED ONLY CENTER TANK FUEL BEING USED. FUEL LOG ACCURATE WITHIN +- 500LBS. CTR PUMPS OPERATE NORMALLY. THE WINGS SHOWED A 500 LB IMBALANCE UNTIL CTR TANKS WERE DRY. NO CROSSFEED PERFORMED AND WINGS WERE MARRIED UP AT 75LBS EACH. RT WING FUEL INCREASED 500LBS AFTER LANDING 5.2 TOTAL AT GATE 5.2 TOTAL 20 MILES BEFORE LANDING. MAINTENANCNE IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING THIS ISSUE. ***SUPPLEMENTAL TO BE ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION.*** (OPEN)