Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 3, 2018
Submitted
April 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
35,160 hours, 10,513 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
10044
Condition
No Test
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Tank
Part time
30,770 hours, 9,248 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TSR701503, NR 1 MAIN TANK FQIS FAILS SYSTEM TEST IAW TASK 28-41-00-730-801. ACFT GROUNDED. USING FMC CDU DETERMINED THE NR 1 FQIS FAILS SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM TASK 28-41-00-730-801. READINGS SHOW THAT THE COMPENSATOR PROBE IS DEAD CENTER OF TOLERANCE, AND THE TU TOTAL CAPACITANCE IS HIGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED F2, F3, F4, F5, AND F9 TANK PROBES IAW AMM 28-41-21-400-801. REPLACED THE F7 PROBE IAW AMM 28-41-21-400-801. NR 1 MAIN TANK COMP PROBE REPLACED.