Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 24, 2015
Submitted
April 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41734
Aircraft time
8,146 hours, 2,654 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE ANNUNCIATOR APPEARED AFTER TAKEOFF. APPROX 3 MINUTES AFTER T/O ROLL NOTICED THE IMBALANCE AND SAW 700 LB IMBALANCE. DURING NEXT FEW MINUTES NOTICED INCR TO 900 LBS, MAIN TANK1 WAS 5.9, RIGHT TANK 6.6 INITIALLY. QRH PROCEDURE BALANCED FUEL TO NORMAL. NO FUEL LEAK NOTED, TOTAL QUANTITY PLANNED, FF NORMAL. FUEL IN BALANCE AT PUSH PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ANNUNCIATOR WENT OUT AS EXPECTED WITHEN 200 LBS. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE OPERATIONAL TEST PER TASK 28-22-21-710-801. ALL NORMAL OPS. PERFORMED FQIS OPERATIONAL TEST PER TASK 28-41TASK 801. NO CURRENT FAULTS & GROUND TEST PASS, NO HISTORY.