Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 7, 2016
Submitted
May 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
37,822 hours, 11,061 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
6316
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Fuel Tank
Part time
37,851 hours, 11,070 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

BEGAN FUEL LOAD AT OGG W/ 38.3 TOTAL AND LT MAIN 8.6, RT MAIN 8.6 AND CONTROL 21.1. AT TOC AT FL 350 LT MAIN 8.6, RT MAIN 8.1 AND CENTER 16.6 FOR TOTAL 33.3 WHICH WAS THE TOTAL FUEL PREDICTED. CHECKED FUEL LEAK QRH, NO FUEL LEAK DETECTED OR SUSPECTED BUT RT MAIN REMAINED AT B/W 8.1 & 8.2 FOR FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. FQIS BITE SHOWED NO CURRENT FAULTS, BUT FAULT HISTORY SHOWED BAD COMP DATA ON NR 2 TANK EVERY FLIGHT LEG. REPLACED NR 2 MAIN TANK COMP PROBE. ALL OPS NORMAL. ALSO REPLACED NR 2 TANK WING REFUEL INDICATOR DUE TO INTERMITTENT INDICATION. ALL OPS NORMAL. REF AMM 28-41-00, 28-41-21, 28-41-61. GROUND VERIFICATION SATISFACTORY. CLEARS MEL 28-6B.