Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 3, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
33,638 hours, 10,000 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
125334D1
Part serial
AA102606
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Center Fuel Tank
Part time
33,638 hours, 10,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE, MAIN FUEL TANK NR 2 ANUNCIATED IMBALANCE. QUANTITIES WERE NR 1 AT 8.73, CTR 10.15, AND NR 2 AT 7.49. QRH PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED. NO FUEL LEAK SUSPECTED. FUEL USAGE AND FLOWS WHERE NORMAL. NOTE: LATERAL FUEL BALANCE LIMITATIONS EXCEEDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. ONCE CENTER TANK QUANTITY BECAME ZERO, FUELS IN MAINS BALANCED AND REMAINED SO WITH CROSSFEED VALVE CLOSED, QRH PROCEDURE COMPLETE. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOPLISHED FIM 28-44, TASK 820. PERFORMED REQUESTED FUEL TRANSFER TASK FROM CENTER TANK TO NBR 1 TANK, FIM TASK 28-21, TASK 814. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED CROSSFEED VALVE FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW AMM 28-22-00-730-802. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED TSR 817302, REMOVED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE ACTUATOR REF AMM 28-22-21-000, REALIGNED CROSSFEED VALVE REF AMM 28-22-21-820-801 AND INSTALLED FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE ACTUATOR REF AMM 28-22-21-400-804. FUNCTIONAL TEST COMPLIED WITH, NO FUEL TRANSFER NOTED REF AMM 28-22-00-730-802.