Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 30, 2026
Submitted
March 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31160
Aircraft time
39,747 hours, 17,435 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Condition
Open
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: 1000LB FUEL SPLIT AFTER 15MIN OF FLIGHT THE CENTER TANK EMPTY AND RIGHT SIDE WAS LOW; THE SPLIT COULD NOT BE BALANCED AND GOT WORSE AND WORSE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. FOUND CENTER TANK TRANSFER VALVE SWITCH IN OPEN POSITION. CLOSED VALVE AND EXERCISED DEFUEL VALVE. RAN WING TANK PUMPS FOR 15 MINUTES. NO FUEL TRANSFER NOTED.