Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 21, 2020
Submitted
March 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30828
Aircraft time
57,262 hours, 24,011 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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 NOT GROUNDED: FUEL BURNING OUT OF WINGS PRIOR TO EXHAUSTING CENTER TANK FUEL. FUEL LOAD WAS 29K. WITH 19.8 INBOARD, LEFT WAS 8.3, RIGHT 7.5 AND CENTER STILL HAD 3.87. TURNED CENTERS OFF IN FLIGHT MOMENTARILY TO X-FEED AND AVOID WING TANKS EXCEEDING 1000K BALANCE LIMITATION. NOTE: WHEN CENTER TANKS TURNED OFF. LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SUCCESSFUL X-FEED RETURNED CENTER PUMPS ON. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTER OPERATIONAL TEST. ALL OPS OF CENTER FUEL PUMPS AND LOW PRESS LIGHTS FUNCTION NORMAL IAW AMM 28-22-41. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTER OPERATIONAL TEST. ALL OPS OF CENTER FUEL PUMPS AND LOW PRESS LIGHTS FUNCTION NORMAL PER AMM 28-22-41.