Service difficulty report · Fuel Heater · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 17, 2026
Submitted
April 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31219
Aircraft time
32,234 hours, 13,792 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B24E
Part
Fuel Heater
Part number
457311382
Part serial
DY991872U
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
25,516 hours, 11,128 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 NOT DECLARED DUE TO: RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER BYPASS. LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE AT THE SAME TIME AS CENTER TANK REACHED ZERO FUEL. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER 2 FUEL FILTER (AALA202604215499) AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH (AALA202604214379), PER AMM 73-11-02 AND AMM 73-34-01. FOUND SERVO FUEL HEATER LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER 2 SERVO FUEL HEATER (AALA202604213464) PER AMM 73-11-07. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED GOOD ENGINE RUNS.