What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DO TO FUEL IMBALANCE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AZO, LANDING SAFELY. FOUND FUEL LEAK FROM INLET GUIDE VANE (IGV) ACTUATOR. REPLACED IGV ACTUATOR PER AMM 49-52-12.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2023
- Submitted
- July 31, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N979AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 29568
- Aircraft time
- 42,104 hours, 17,432 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 38861883
- Part serial
- 1180
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 300 - Stabs
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell
- Component part number
- 351A10001
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.