Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
July 10, 2022
Submitted
July 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
30087
Aircraft time
58,134 hours, 24,239 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: TANK FUEL IMBALANCE STARTED HAPPENING AT A HIGHER RATE THAN FUEL BURN FROM CENTER TANK AFTER TAKE OFF. UNABLE TO BURN CENTER TANK FUEL TO ARRIVE AT DESTINATION WITH SUFFICIENT FUEL AND BALANCED MAIN TANKS. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAH EMERGENCY DECLARED. LEFT CENTER BOOST PUMP REINSTATED. PERFORMED FUEL TRANSFER TEST, FUEL PUMP OPERATION, FUEL QUANTITY BITE, PUMP UFI TEST. ALL PASS, NO FAULTS NOTED.