Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 19, 2016
Submitted
March 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
34,738 hours, 10,309 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
6854
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Fuel Tank
Part time
34,743 hours, 10,310 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

RIGHT MAIN FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 8.01 WITH LT MAIN TANK INDICATING 8.73 DURING FLIGHT WITH CENTER TANK FUEL AT 6.81 WITH ALL PUMPS ON. AFTER USING CENTER TANK FUEL, GUAGES INDICATED .6 LOW ON RT TANK. AFTER LANDING, LT TANK 4.44, CENTER TANK .05, RT TANK 4.44. ACFT GROUNDED. TSR817595 ACCOMPLISHED, R & R NR 2 TANK COMPENSATOR PROBE REF B737-800, AMM 28-41-21. COMPENSATOR PROBE SYS TEST CHECKS NORMAL AT 58.1PF REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801. NR 2 TANK UNITS ARE OUT OF LIMITS AT 409.2PF. R & R NR 2 MAIN TANK, TANK UNITS 1, 2, 3 AND 10, REF AMM 28-41-21-400-801. FUEL QTY INDICATING SYS TEST IS GOOD AT 399PF, REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801. NR 2 MAIN FUEL TANK FUEL QTY COMPARISON CHECK IS GOOD REF AMM 28-41-00-720-801.