Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
23,858 hours, 7,284 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
6689
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Fuel Tank
Part time
4,159 hours, 1,170 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

RAMPERS PULLED GROUND POWER WHICH CAUSED A POWER INTERRUPTION. BEFORE THE INTERRUPTION FUEL IN NR 1 TANK= 8.6, CTR= 27.0, NR 2=8.6. 44.2 TOTAL. AFTER THE INTERRUPTION FUEL IN NR 1 TANK=8.1, CTR=27.0, NR 2=8.5. 43.6 TOTAL. AFTER MORE FUEL ENTERED NR 1 TANK = 8.5, CTR=27.0, NR 2=8.5. 44.2 TOTAL. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS BITE FOUND BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 COMPENSATOR DATA BAD AND GROUND TEST FAILED. REF MM 28-41-00. REPLACED NR 2 TANK COMPENSATOR UNIT REF MM 24-41-21. REPLACED NR 1 TANK COMPENSATOR UNIT REF AMM 28-41-21. NO LEAKS NOTED EITHER TANK. FOUND ICE AND WATER DIRECTLY UNDER BOTH TANK COMPENSATOR UNITS. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS SYS TEST AND FQIS OPS TEST, NO FAULTS NOTED REF MMS 28-41-00-730-801 AND 28-41-00-710-810.