Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
23,186 hours, 6,910 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
2392
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Part time
23,209 hours, 6,913 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

FUELED ACFT TO 23.1 LBS UPON GETTING NRS FUEL DROPPED TO 22.6. UNABLE TO EXPLAIN LOSS OF 500 LBS. APU RUNNING FOR APPROX 10 MIN. ACFT GROUNDED. LAST 25 LEGS LOGGED TANK 1 DEGRADED. COMPENSATOR DATA BAD. CODE 28-41108. REMOVED COMPENSATOR REF MM TASK 28-41-21-000-801. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE COMPENSATOR REF MM TASK 28-41-21-400-801. BITE TEST OF FUEL QTY SYS REF MM 28-41-00-730-730-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED, CLEARED FLIGHT FAULT HISTORY.