Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 28, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
28,751 hours, 8,831 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE BURNING OUT OF CENTER TANK, STARTED NOTICING SLOW DECREASE IN NR 2 MAIN TANK QTY FUEL MONITORING INDICATED LOSS OF 1300 LBS BETWEEN 2 WAYPOINTS 1.5 THIS CORRESPONDS WITH WHAT WE SAW ON THE NR 2 FUEL GAUGE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, BY THE TIME WE LANDED THE PROBLEM SELF CORRECTED SUSPECT UNRELIABLE NR 2 FUEL GAUGE. TOTAL FUEL USED FINAL QTY. AGREED WITH DEP FUEL. ACFT GROUNDED. DIVERSION TIME, 99 MINUTES. PERFORMED VENT AND DRAIN INSPECTION ON BOTH ENGINES IAW AMM 71-71-00. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED FQIS BITE TEST IAW FIM 28-41, TASK 801 NO FAULS NOTED GROUND TEST PASS. PERFORMED FUEL SUMPING ON ALL TANKS SUMP CKECKS GOOD PERFORMED FQIS WITH FUEL STICK COMPARRISON CHECK GOOD, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.