Service difficulty report · Compensator · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 15, 2019
Submitted
June 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
40,164 hours, 11,867 cycles
Part
Compensator
Part number
2020201
Part serial
6769
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Fuel Tank
Part time
44,949 hours, 13,760 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN FUEL QTY INDICATOR WENT BLANK. INDICATOR CAME BACK ON/OFF FOR LEFT FUEL QTY BUT READ IN ERROR BOTH HIGH AND LOW. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMPENSATOR F15L AND PROBES F1, F2L, F3L, F4L, F5L, F6L REF B737-800 AMM 28-41-21/400. REMOVED AND REPLACED TANK UNITS F7L, F10L, F11L, F12L REF AMM 28-41-21/400. REPLACED TANK UNIT F8L AND F9L REF AMM 28-41-21/400. PERFORMED AMM 28-41-21-710-801, ALL TANK UNITS AND COMPENSATOR VALUES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. FQIS SYSTEM TEST PASS REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED. FQIS SYSTEM TEST PASS REF AMM 28-41-00-730-801. WHILE TRANSFERING FUEL, INDICATOR READS CORRECTLY WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. CLEARS MEL 28-6B AND MEL 28-12B. A/C RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION, BUSSING PLUG REMOVED AND STOWED, CONNECTOR D11312 RECONNECTED AND SAFTIED. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.