Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 30, 2013
Submitted
December 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
411 hours, 141 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Abnormal
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, DEVELOPED 1000 LB IMBALANCE, LT WING HEAVY, WHILE USING MAIN TANK FUEL. CENTER PUMPS OFF, TRANSFEED VALVE CLOSED, BALANCED FUEL, THEN IN CRUISE DEVELOPED 300 LB IMBALANCE, LT WING HEAVY. BALANCED FUEL AGAIN AND NO FURTHER IMBALANCE NOTED. ACFT GROUNDED. BITE CHECKED FQIS, NO FAULTS LOGGED IN CURRENT STATUS AND IN FLIGHT FAULTS GROUND TEST PASS, IAW MM 28-41-00I/M 73323. VERIFIED PROPER FUEL READINGS FOR BOTH TANKS USING ALT. FUELING PROCEDURES USING FUEL STICK METHOD. FUEL READS CORRECT. TRANSFERRED FUEL IAW AMM 28-26-00-650-802. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CROSSFEED WORKS CORRECTLY. FUELED BOTH TANKS TO FULL VERIFIED READING CORRECT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. NO HISTORY FOR 90 DAYS.