Service difficulty report · Tank Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 19, 2019
Submitted
January 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
27,311 hours, 7,877 cycles
Part
Tank Unit
Part number
2020001040205020
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER FUELING, LEFT TANK INDICATED 8.6 AND RIGHT INDICATED 8.6, CENTER INDICATED 7200. AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEVEL OFF AT CRUISE, LEFT TANK INDICATED 8.14 AND THE RIGHT TANK INDICATED 8.69. THE IMBALANCE FLUCTUATED +/- 800 LBS TO 400 LBS. TOTAL FUEL BURNS MATCHED FLIGHT PLAN. CROSSFEED VALVE OPERATED NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TANK AND COMPENSATOR UNITS TEST REF AMM 28-41-21-710-801. FOUND PROBES F4L, F5L, F6L, F8L AND F9L OUT OF CAPACITANCE LIMITS. REF AMM 28-41-21, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 MAIN F4L, F5L, F6L, F8L AND F9L TANK UNITS. CAPACITANCE VALUES WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED GROUND VERIFICATION TEST REF AMM 28-41-00. CHECKS GOOD.