Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 30, 2018
Submitted
January 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
46,016 hours, 13,800 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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

SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL AT CRUISE SAW LEFT MAIN FUEL QUANTITY DECREASING WITH ALL 6 FUEL PUMPS ON WITH CENTER TANK FUEL, LEFT TANK SHOWED A 500 LBS DIFFERENCE FROM RIGHT MAIN TANK. RAN QRH FUEL LEAK CHECK LIST. DETERMINED NO LEAK WAS PRESENT. QUANTITY STOPPED DECREASING FROM LEFT TANK. AFTER CENTER TANK WAS USED GOT ABOUT A 700LB IMBALANCE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT TANK. BALANCED FUEL REST OF FLIGHT NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. REFERENCE FIM 28-41 TASK 801. PERFORMED FUEL FQIS BITE CHECK. FOUND NO INFLIGHT FAULTS. FOUND NO CURRENT STATUS FAULTS. GROUND TEST PASS - NO FAULTS, REF AMM 28-22-00-730-802. PERFORMED CROSS FEED VALVE TEST - TEST PASSED NO FAULTS. REFERENCE AMM 28-41-00-720-801, PERFORMED FQIS COMPARISON CHECK - FOUND INDICATION WITHIN LIMITS.