Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 5, 2014
Submitted
January 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41734
Aircraft time
3,182 hours, 998 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE OF 1400 LBS. RIGHT 7.2, LEFT 8.6 ON CLIMBOUT, PERFORMED QRH, OPS NORMAL. ON GROUND CENTER TANK 1.67 ON TAXI. DURING CLIMBOUT, RT CENTER PUMP LOW PRESSURE ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 5000 FT, DID NOT SEE IMBALANCE UNTIL 17000, AT THE TIME CENTER TANK READ .47. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM TASK 28-41, TASK 820. UNEXPECTED FUEL CONFIGURATION FOUND, NO ABNORMAL FAULTS. NO PREVIOUS 60 DAY HISTORY. CROSSFEED VALVE OPS CHECKED NORMAL, IAW MM 28-22-00. OK FOR SERVICE.