Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 9, 2018
Submitted
December 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
45,166 hours, 13,435 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
202000208
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Left Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

#1 FUEL TANK IMBAL 4.38AND #2 FUEL TANK AT 5.59NO IMBALANCE ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS . HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY DESCENDING THRU 11,000 FEET INTO PDX LANDED WITH 4.06 IN #1 AND 5.37IN #2. GROUNDED - YES. ON TANK NO. 1, PERFORMED TANK & COMP. UNITS TEST REF B737-800 AMM 28-41-21-710-801. FOUND F6L TANK UNIT OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED PANEL 532FB. REMOVED AND REPLACED F6L TANK UNIT. REINSTALLED PANEL 532FB REF AMM 28-11-11 PERFORMED SYS. TEST REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801 OPS CK GOOD. REFUELED NO.1 TANK, NO LEAKS NOTED AT PANEL 532FB. 4 CBS PULLED, COLLARED, REMOVED COLLARS & RESET 4 CBS.