Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 19, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
18,258 hours, 5,666 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020202
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL QTY AT PREFLIGHT WAS 20.2 AT PUSH BACK FUEL QTY WAS 19.2 THE APU WAS ON FOR A TIME PERIOD OF 20 MIN FUEL GAUGE NR 1 & NR 2 WENT BLANK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, RESPECTIVELY AT DIFFERENT TIME. ALL 3 FUEL GAUGE READINGS HAVE REDUCE FROM ORIGINAL READING. ACFT GROUNDED. FOR ALL INSPECTION, POWER REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS, AND LEAK CHECKS REF TANK ENTRY PERMIT W/C 78528000. R & R NR 1 FUEL QUANTITY COMP PROBE REF MM 28-41-21. OPS NORMAL.