Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 27, 2015
Submitted
April 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
28,662 hours, 8,761 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
2020201
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

IN SMOOTH AIR, 2.5 HRS INTO FLT, FUEL IMBALANCE NOTICED WITH NO CONTROL INDICATION, WING NOT HEAVY ETC. FUEL QTY, 7.3, 8.3, 8.5. BALANCED FUEL NORMALLY, TOTAL FUEL QTY NORMAL AND MONITORED FOR REST OF FLIGHT. APPEARS TO BE AN INDICATION PROBLEM. DURING DESCENT IMBALANCE RETURNED OPPOSITE, BELOW 10,000FT. SUSPECT LT GAGE ERRATIC INDICATION. ACFT GROUNDED. TSR ISSUED. COMP PROBE AND 12 EA TANK UNITS REPLACED. OPS AND LK CK IS GOOD.