Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 26, 2026
Submitted
August 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33486
Aircraft time
39,498 hours, 17,145 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: ON CLIMB OUT, BETWEEN 7 AND 8000 FEET THERE WAS AN IMBALANCE NOTED OF APPROXIMATELY 1500 LBS BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT TANK FUEL, WITH THE RIGHT TANK BEING LOW. AN OBSERVER WAS SENT TO SEE IF AIRCRAFT WAS VENTING FUEL AND NO INDICATIONS WERE FOUND. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY WITH NORMAL FUEL FLOWS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT, ARFF REQUESTED. NO INDICATIONS OF FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND BY FIRE CHIEF. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 28-41-00-810-814. PERFORMED FQIS BITE PROCEDURE WITH NON FAULTS FOUND. GROUND TEST PASSED. FIM INDICATES THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.