Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 28, 2025
Submitted
January 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29542
Aircraft time
67,263 hours, 28,469 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 500 Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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: RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK INCREASED FUEL BY 400-500 LBS DURING FLIGHT WITH NO CHANGE IN FUEL PANEL CONFIGURATION, EACH ENGINE WAS CONFIGURED TO BURN FROM EACH TANK SEPARATELY. ON DECENT, FUEL QUANTITY ON NUMBER 2 MAIN TANK WAS INCREASING, NO FUEL ON THE CENTER TANK. AND NO ABNORMAL FUEL USAGE ON NUMBER 1 MAIN TANK. POSSIBLE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION PROBLEM. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR (AALA202501299860): REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD (AALA202501299860) AND AFT (AALA202501304517) BOOST PUMP CHECK VALVES AND RIGHT HAND BOOST PUMP BYPASS VALVE (AALA202501304927). PER AMM 28-22-71 AND 28-22-61 BY TANK TIGERS VENDOR ON W/O TT 01150 LEAK AND OPERTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL**(CLOSED).