Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 10, 2019
Submitted
April 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31101
Aircraft time
27,821 hours, 11,244 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS APPROX. ONE MINUTE AFTER T.O. RIGHT MAIN TANK IMBALANCE ALERT DISPLAYED. FUEL FLOWS WERE EVEN. FUEL FOR BOTH ENGINES WERE BEING FED FROM RIGHT MAIN. RAN IMBAL QRH. NO FUEL LEAK SUSPECTED SO BALANCED MAIN TANKS, CROSSFEED WAS CLOSED FOR T.O. AND OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER MAINS WERE BALANCED, CLOSED CROSSFEED AND FED FUEL AS NORMAL FROM CENTER TANK, OPS NORMAL REST OF FLIGHT. MAX IMBALANCE WAS 1500 LBS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FUEL QUANTITY CHECK IAW FIM 28-41-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.