Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 2, 2013
Submitted
March 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36346
Aircraft time
10,630 hours, 3,279 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
2020201
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS NOTICED 400 LBS DROP IN FUEL QTY WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF FUELING, APU OFF. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FUEL QTY OPS TEST IAW AMM 28-41-00-801, NO FAULTS FOUND. FQIS SYS PERFORMED FUEL STICK COMPARISON WITH FLIGHT DECK SYS, FOUND DIFFERENCE TO BE 180 LBS DIFFERENCE RT WING POSITIVE IN TANK, COMPARISON TEST IAW 28-41-00. OPS CHECK OK FOR SERVICE. FAULT HISTORY LOGGED 20 COUNTS OF NR 1 MAIN TANK COMP DATA BAD AND NR 2 MAIN 21 COUNTS OF COMP DATA BAD. DEFUELED NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN TANKS. OPENED TANKS AND REMOVED ICE AND WATER ACCUMULATION UNDER COMP PROBES FOR NR 1 AND NR 2 MAIN TANKS. REPLACED NR 1 MAIN TANK COMPENSATOR, REF AMM 28-41-21/401. REPLACED NR 2 MAIN TANK COMPENSATOR, REF MM 28-41-21. FUEL TANKS CLOSED WITH OK TO CLOSE ON T/C 78528000. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS BITE TEST. NO FAULTS NOTED, REF FIM 28-41/801.