Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 24, 2011
Submitted
November 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
11,015 hours, 3,416 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY BEFORE LEVEL OFF NR 2 MAIN TANK SHOWED IMBALANCE. OPEN XFEED TURNED NR 2 TANKS PUMPS OFF FUEL ROSE BACK QUICKLY. CLOSED XFEED PROBLEM CONT. TRIED TO BALANCE BY OPENING XFEED AND BURNING ONLY OUT OF NR 1 MAIN TANK. ONCE BALANCED RETURNED TO NORMAL FUEL CONFIGURATION. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTICED. DIV TIME: 0:39. ACCOMP TASK 28 41 00 OPS TEST FQIS NO FAULTS. SUMPED NR 2 FUEL TANK. VERIFIED NO UNWANTED TRANSFER FROM CNTR TO NR 2 TANK. REPLACED X FEED VALVE ACTR PLATE ASSY & ALIGNED VALVE WITH SPL 1771 REF AMM28 41 00. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL X FEED VALVE ACTR REF AMM28 22 21. ACCOMP GRND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF X FEED VALVE & FQIS BITE (CURRENT INFLT AND GND FAULT) & CDS BITE REF AMM 28 41 TASK 801 & AMM 31 62 TASK 801, OPS CHECK NORMAL.