Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 19, 2016
Submitted
January 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
30,191 hours, 9,288 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
2020201
Part serial
7878
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Part time
30,194 hours, 9,289 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT CRUISE, NOTICED THE MAIN TANK WOULD DECREASE 10 LBS EVERY 6 MINUTES. CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. ALL 6 FUEL PUMPS ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FOLLOWED IAW MAINTENANCE CONTROL, PREVIOUS CREW ACTIONS ON DEC 24TH. TRANSFEED VALVE OPEN, CENTER TANK FUEL PUMPS OFF, RT MAIN TANK FUEL PUMP OFF FOR 1 MINUTE. ALL FUEL PUMPS AND TRANSFEED CLOSED. OPS NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. ON DEFERRAL. TSR ACCOMPLISHED - COMPLIED WITH COMPARISON CHECK FUEL QTY INDICATION SYS. FOUND COMPARISON TO BE 160 POUNDS WITHIN LIMITS REF 28-41-00-220-801. OPENED PANEL 632AB DISCOVERED ICE BUILD UP AROUND COMP PROBE & PUMP INLET SCREEN CONTACTED ENGINEERING, CLOSED PANEL 632AB REF AMM 28-11-11. REQUIRES COMPLETION OF EA 800-28EA-16441 AND STEP 3 OF THIS TSR OF THIS TSR. COMPLETED EA800-28EA-16441. PERFORMED STEP 3 OF TSR ON NR 1 TANK FOUND TU 400.2 COMP TO BE 58.5 WITH 51LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NR 2 TANK FOUND TU 402.6 COMP TO 58.19. TECH SERVICES CONSULTED ABOUT SHOWN VALUES. AFTER TOWING ACFT FROM HANGAR TO LINE WITH EMPTY WING TANKS, RECHECKED VALUES ON FMC. NR 1 TANK READ TU 399.4 COMP 58.5 AND NR 2 TU WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 399.9 AND 400.1 AND COMP WAS 58.9. FUEL DENSITY AT THE HANGAR WAS 6.8 ON NR 1 AND 6.7 ON NR 2 AND CENTER TANKS. ONCE AT GATE 6.7 ON 1,2, CTR TANKS. DURING SYS QTY TEST NR 1 MAIN TANK DRY CAP WAS 399.7, REF MM 28-41-00-730-801. DID TANK AND COMP UNIT TEST FOR NR 1 TANK REF MM 28-41-21-710-801 & FOUND F6 & COMP PROBE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED SAME. DRY CAP NOW AT 398.3 & COMP 57.84, WITHIN LIMITS. WET CAP AT T/U 8.