Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 11, 2021
Submitted
January 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30906
Aircraft time
31,493 hours, 12,740 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
609891005
Part serial
05100997
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Wing Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 GROUNDED. IN NORMAL FUEL CONFIGURATION, FUEL BURNS OUT OF THE RIGHT WING TANK WITH FUEL IN THE CENTER TANK. DURING CLIMB, NOTICED RIGHT FUEL TANK LEVEL BURNING AT FASTER RATE THE CENTER TANK. RIGHT TANK INDICATION BECAME AMBER IMBALANCE INDICATION AT FL310. EXECUTED QRH IMBALANCE PROCEDURE. ENGINE AND FUEL FLOW INDICATION WERE NORMAL THROUGH OUT FLIGHT. AFTER IMBALANCE CORRECTED AND CENTER TANK EMPTIED RIGHT FUEL INDICATION STILL SHOWED HIGHER BURN RATE WITH FUEL FLOW GAUGES SHOWING OPPOSITE. REPLACED CENTER LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMP AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 28-22-41.