Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 8, 2025
Submitted
March 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31135
Aircraft time
39,209 hours, 16,874 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Faulted
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 NOT GROUNDED: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT CENTER FUEL TANK QUANTITY TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GO FROM 160 TO 120 POUNDS OF FUEL REMAINING, AND WOULD NOT GO BELOW 120 POUNDS. WITH CENTER TANK LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CENTER TANK QUANTITY THEN INCREASED TO 200 POUNDS, BUT WOULD NOT DECREASE WITH CENTER PUMP ACTIVATION. DURING DESCENT THE SCAVENGE PUMPS WORKED NORMALLY OPERATED NORMALLY TO REMOVE ALL FUEL FROM THE CENTER TANK. PERFORMED FQIS BITE PROCEDURE, PER FIM 28-41-00-810-801. NO FAULTS FOUND AND GROUND TEST PASSED.