Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 20, 2012
Submitted
May 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
20,585 hours, 6,366 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF FUEL QTY TOTAL INCREASED FROM 22.7 TO 23.7, REMAINED FOR MIN THEN QUICKLY DECRESASED TO 22.7, THEN SHOWED NORMAL BURN RATE AFTER THAT. ACFT GROUNDED. INFLIGHT FAULTS LOGGED, FAULT CODE 28-411-08 AND 28-412-08, TANK 1 & 2 BAD COMPUTER DATA. FOLLOWED FIM 28-41, TASK 807. FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER WHILE SUMPING NR 1 & 2 TANKS. COMPLETELY SUMPED BOTH TANKS. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST PASSED REF MM 28-41-00.