Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 28, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
35,891 hours, 10,702 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
2020201
Part serial
62996296
Condition
Failed
Location
Compensator
Part time
35,896 hours, 10,703 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

REFUELER REPORTED BOTH QTY INDICATOR DROPPED RAPIDLY AFTER COMPLETING REFUEL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED A FQIS OPS TEST IAW AMM 28-41-00-710-801. FOUND COMPENSATOR DATA BAD ON BOTH MAIN TANKS. PERFORMED A TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNITS TEST IAW AMM 28-41-21-710-801. FOUND THE COMPENSATOR AND TANK UNIT NR 1 OF BOTH TANK NR 1 AND NR 2 WERE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED THE NR 1 TANK COMPARTMENT PROBE AND NR 1 TANK UNIT IAW AMM 28-41-21. REPLACED THE NR 2 TANK COMP PROBE AND NR 1 TANK UNIT IAW AMM 28-41-21. REFERENCE TASK CARD 800-28EA-16443-1 FOR ACCESS PANEL OPENING/CLOSING, AND PLT DEFERRAL FOR THE PANEL RE-TORQUES. THE FQIS NOW CHECKS GOOD IAW TEST AMM 28-41-00-730-801. FQIS COMPARISON CHECK/GROUND ETOPS VERIFICATION COMPLETED IAW AMM 28-41-00-720-801.