Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 20, 2009
Submitted
January 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
7,433 hours, 2,194 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
2020201
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER T/O THE LT FUEL QTY WAS NOTED TO BE 8.18 AND REMAINED STEADY THRU SEVERAL CLIMBS AND LEVEL OFFS UNTIL APPROX 33,000. WHILE CLIMBING THE LT FUEL QTY BEGAN INCREASING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 10 POUNDS PER SECOND UP TO 8.65. WE REBALANCED LT AND RT TANKS AT 8.12 WHERE IT REMAINED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL EMPTY. GROUNDED YES. R&R NR 1 TANK COMPENSATOR PROBE. OPS AND SYSTEM TEST OK REF AMM 28 41 21/401.