Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 27, 2013
Submitted
March 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
17,735 hours, 5,545 cycles
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Iced
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER FUELING, FUEL GAUGES READ L 8.46, CTR 22.2, R 8.51 AT PRIOR TO PUSH CHECK RT FUEL GAUGE DROPPED BETWEEN 400-500 LBS OF FUEL. ACCOMPLISHED E/A 800-28, EA-10038 FUEL QTY INDICATION SYS AFFECTED BY ICE FORMATION PROCEDURE. SUMPED CTR FUEL TANK AND WING MAIN TANKS REF MM 12-11-00. FOUND APPROX 6 OZS OF WATER IN CENTER TANK. BOTH MAIN TANKS FOUND TO BE CLEAR OF ANY MOISTURE. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL QTY BITE PROCEDURE REF FIM 28-41 TASK 801 NO CURRENT FAULTS LOGGED. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECKS NORMAL.