Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 29, 2015
Submitted
December 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
28,757 hours, 8,832 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 MAIN TANK FUEL INDICATION UNRELIABLE. INDICATION SLOW DECREASE UNTIL STABILIZING AT 7,450, 1050 LOW, WHILE DRAWING FUEL FROM ONLY THE CENTER TANK. ONCE STARTED FEEDING TANK TO ENGINE, NR 2 READ APPROXIMATELY 600 ACCORDING FUEL LOGS. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND WATER CONTAMINATION IN COMPENSATOR UNIT AND FAULTS 28-41203. REPLACED NR 2 MAIN TANK COMPENSATOR UNIT. FQIS SYS TEST NORMAL REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801 AND COMPENSATOR INSTALLATION REF AMM 28-41-21. ACCESS PANEL LEAKS CHECKED GOOD REF AMM. 28-11-11.