Service difficulty report · Fuel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 28, 2019
Submitted
May 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33210
Aircraft time
29,525 hours, 11,682 cycles
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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 POSSIBLE UNCOMMANDED FUEL TRANSFER FROM RIGHT MAIN TANK TO CENTER TANK OF 500LBS DURING INITIAL CLIMB WITH FUEL IN ALL 3 TANKS AND ALL FUEL PUMPS ON FUEL DECREASED 500 LBS ON RT MAIN TANK INDICATION. A COMPARISON OF FUEL USED VS FUEL ON BOARD AT DEPARTURE CONFIRMED TOTAL FUEL INDICATION CORRECT. APPEARS FUEL TRANSFERED FROM RT TANK TO CTR TANK. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FUEL QTY IND INCORRECT FIM 28-41-00 BITE CHECK OF FQPU, SHOWED NO EXISTING FAULTS OR LAST LEG FAULT / ACCOMPLISHED CQI GROUND TEST, TEST PASSED. CHECKED CAPACITANCE ON FQPU WITH SAME QTY IN # 1 AND # 2 TANKS, CAPACITANCE READS THE SAME. SUMPED AND REMOVED WATER FROM TANKS, PUMPED FUEL INTO AND OUT CTR TANK AND FLOW OF FUEL WAS THE SAME FROM CENTER. ALL CHECKS NORMAL.