Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 19, 2014
Submitted
July 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
21,036 hours, 6,297 cycles
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Heater
Part number
457311382
Part serial
YB01895121
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine Fuel
Part time
33,835 hours, 10,761 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FUEL HEATER, SERVO, UPPER GASKET AT FWD LT CORNER LEAKING FUEL, ACTIVE SPRAY. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL HEATER SERVO. INSTALLED NEW FUEL HEATER SERVO IAW AMM 73-11-07-400-801-F00 UP TO PAR 3(3) STEP (E). COMPLETED SERVO HEATER INSTALLATION & SYSTEM REACTIVATION I.A.W. MM 73-11-07-400-801-F00. SERVO HEATER GROUND VERIFICATION INSTALLATION TEST SUCCESSFUL IAW MM 71-00-00-800-811-F00, TABLE 502.