Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 3, 2013
Submitted
January 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
9,944 hours, 3,100 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Fuel Qty
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

DURING PREFLIGHT, TOTAL FUEL SHOWED 43.3, FEW MINUTES LATER TOTAL READ 42.9. RIGHT GAUGE READS LOW WHEN FULL. APU WAS NOT OPERATING. ACCOMPLISH FQIS BITE IAW FIM 28-41-801 & OPS TEST OF FQIS IAW MM 28-41-00-710-801, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL STICK MEASUREMENTS ON ALL TANKS AND FOUND NR 1 AND CENTER TANK TO MATCH FUEL QTY INDICATORS & NR 2 TANK (RT) TO BE WITH IN LIMITS IAW MM 28-41-00-720-801, COMPARISON CHECK, NR 2 FUEL QTY INDICATOR READS 8480 LBS IN COCKPIT & AT FUEL STATION, FUEL STICK NR 8 MEASURED 8738 LBS. TRANSFERED FUEL OUT OF AND BACK INTO NR 2 TANK AND COMPARISON CHECK WITHIN LIMITS BOTH TIMES.