Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 4, 2024
Submitted
December 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30085
Aircraft time
67,398 hours, 28,815 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: NUMBER 1 ENGINE SUSPECTED FUEL LEAKING, CAUSED A FUEL IMBALANCE, HAD TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE PER ORH; AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT DEN. VERIFIED FUEL QUANTITY LEFT HAND WING TANK 5.39, RIGHT HAND TANK 6.37, CENTER TANK .05. FLIGHT DECK INDICATION AND WING FUELING PANEL QUANTITIES MATCH. VERIFIED FUEL LOAD BY FUEL STICKS, PER FUELING MANUAL 21-01-7. ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 28-41-00-810-820 FOR FUEL IMBALANCE. ALL CHECKS OK FOR FIM. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE IDLE LEAK CHECK WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT HIGH POWER, FOUND LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND ENGINE PARAMETERS CLOSELY MATCHED. NO HISTORY NOTED OF SIMILAR CONDITION. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY ON GROUND. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER IN-FLIGHT WINDMILLING. PER AMM 71-00-00-210-802-F00. NO FAULT FOUND.