Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 25, 2013
Submitted
February 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
20,693 hours, 6,513 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, WHILE STILL BURNING FROM CENTER TANK, RT WING TANK WAS NOTICED TO BE APPROX 400 LBS HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS READING PRIOR TO DEPARTING & AT CRUISE, I.E; 8.5 INCREASED TO 8.9. A SHORT TIME LATER, SIMILARLY, THE LT WING TANK WENT FROM APPROX 8.5 TO 8.9 INDICATION. THESE SAME INCREASED FUEL DISCREPENCIES WERE ALSO REFLECTED ON OUR ETOPS FUEL LOG ON THE FLT PLAN. UPON CENTER TANK DEPLETION, BOTH WING TANKS QTY IND APPEARED TO DECREASE NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISED TASK 28-41-801. CURRENT STATUS SHOWS NR 1 AND NR 2 TANKS HAVE BAD COMPENSATOR DATA. FAULTS 28-41208 AND 28-411109. SUMPED AN ADDITIONAL 2 GAL/TANK WITH A TRACE OF WATER. AFTER SUMPING FAUTS CLEARED. COMPARISON CHECK TASK 28-41-00-720-801 WITH MEASURING STICKS WITHIN LIMITS. NOTE: INDICATOR READINGS 300 LBS HIGHER THAN STICK CALCULATIONS (BOTH 1,2 TANKS). ALSO NOTE SIMILAR FAULT CODES ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS.