Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 11, 2019
Submitted
April 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29568
Aircraft time
31,147 hours, 12,405 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS FUEL STARTED OUT BALANCED. BY 1.5 HRS. INTO THE FLIGHT, CENTER TANK EMPTY, LEFT ENGINE HAD 500 MORE LBS. THANKS THE RT. FUEL FLOW WAS HIGHER ON THE LEFT 2.62 VS 2.58. BALANCED THE FUEL, AT THE TOP OF DESCENT 2 HRS IN FLIGHT TIME WE WERE 2100LBS LOW. FUEL BURNED EVENLY AFTER WE BALANCED IT WITH 0 FUEL IN CENTER TANK. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FQIS BITE IAW FIM 28-41-00, SYSTEM PASSED. IN THE FAULT HISTORY THERE WAS A FAULT 28-41204, PERFORMED A FUEL SUMP AND FOUND NO WATER, HAD WING PUMPS ON FOR 30MINS AND HAD NO TRANSFER OF FUEL. NO HISTORY IN 30 DAYS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.