Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 15, 2020
Submitted
April 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31234
Aircraft time
13,482 hours, 5,514 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT GROUNDED: DURING CRUISE, NORM FUEL PANEL CONFIG FOR BURNING CENTER TANK, RT MN TANK QTY IND UP STEADILY. AT 10 LBS PER MINUTE, SHOWED UNUSUAL VALUES, FIRST 8.8, 8.9, & 9.0. HIGHEST OBSERVED WAS 9.1. AT RUNUP, RT MAIN QTY, TOTAL FUEL CONSUMPED NORM. RT MAIN IND TOPPED OUT, 9.0, NO LONGER INCREASES, TOTAL FUEL QTY WITHIN 15 MINS, FELL BELOW SEVERAL HUNDRED LBS. CHKD WING TIPS FOR VENTING FUEL, NONE. FUEL FLOW IND NORM AT 2.23 PER HR, PER ENG. FUEL BALANCED, SHUTOFF RT PUMP, CENTER TANK, & RT MAIN TANK QTY DECREASED NORM. CENTER TANK EMPTY ON SCHEDULE & WENT TO MAIN TANK. RT MAIN QTY NORM & DECREASED AT A NORM RATE. FOUND A CRACKED RT WING FUEL LINE & REPLACED IAW AMM 28-20-51-06.